Document Type
Honors Thesis
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore what the best care should be at discharge after being diagnosed with COVID-19. This was a retrospective study using data from electronic health records. Patients discharged to home with oxygen (O2) were less likely to be readmitted within 30 days. Linear Regression was computed to determine variables that could predict if discharge with and without O2 would affect readmission rates. When adjustments were made for co-variants, it was determined that patients having been in the ICU on the ventilator were 2.6 times more likely to be readmitted within 30 days. However, COVID-19 patients needing O2 after discharge had reduced readmission rates. Therefore, O2 at discharge for COVID-19 patients helps prevent readmissions within 30 days.
Publication Date
5-1-2023
Language
English
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Landers, Samantha G., "COVID-19 PATIENTS WHO DISCHARGE WITH HOME OXYGEN HAVE LOWER READMISSION RATES THAN COVID-19 PATIENTS WHO DISCHARGE WITHOUT OXYGEN" (2023). 2023 Spring Honors Capstone Projects. 6.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/honors_spring2023/6