Risk Factors for Return Visits After ED Discharge in Patients with COVID-19

Age ≥60 years, abnormal chest radiograph, hypoxemia, and fever may portend higher risk for a return visit after emergency department discharge.

Many patients evaluated for suspected or confirmed COVID-19 can be discharged from the emergency department (ED). However, little is known about return visits following discharge. Researchers retrospectively evaluated return admissions within 72 hours among 1419 adult patients with confirmed COVID-19 who were discharged from five EDs in Pennsylvania and New Jersey between March 1 and May 28, 2020.

Overall 8.6% of patients returned to the ED within 72 hours. Nearly 5% of patients were admitted to the hospital within 72 hours of the index visit and 8.2% of patients were admitted within 7 days. In adjusted analyses, factors associated with increased odds of admission were age ≥60 years (compared with <40 years; odds ratio, 4.6), oxygen saturati…

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Lauren M. Westafer, DO, MPH, MS

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Grant/Research SupportNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Editorial BoardsAnnals of Emergency Medicine

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesAcademy for Academic Women in Emergency Medicine (Social Media Chair)

Lauren M. Westafer, DO, MPH, MS

Disclosures

Grant/Research SupportNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Editorial BoardsAnnals of Emergency Medicine

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesAcademy for Academic Women in Emergency Medicine (Social Media Chair)

Risk Factors for Return Visits After ED Discharge in Patients with COVID-19

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