ISSN: 2791-7967
Factors Affecting Length of Stay of COVID-19 Patients
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Original Article
VOLUME: 4 ISSUE: 2
P: 50-54
July 2023

Factors Affecting Length of Stay of COVID-19 Patients

J Eur Med Sci 2023;4(2):50-54
DOI: 10.5578/jeurmeds.20239804
Ali İhsan Çabuk
1. Clinic of Family Medicine, Adana City Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Adana, Türkiye
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Received Date: 4.01.2023
Accepted Date: 23.07.2023
Online Date: 17.08.2023
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ABSTRACT

Objective

The Coronavirus disease has caused millions of people to be hospitalized around the world. Studies in the literature are generally related to the mortality and hospitalization rates of the disease. The present study aims to determine the factors affecting the length of hospital stay of the patients.

Material and Methods

The study was designed as retrospective, cross-sectional, and descriptive. Eightyeight patients hospitalized in the family medicine COVID service of our hospital were included. In addition to the sociodemographic data of the patients, the CO-RADS score of the thorax tomography during hospitalization, the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) score evaluating the treatments received during hospitalization and comorbidities, and the length of stay in the hospital were collected. p< 0.05 was considered significant.

Results

The mean age of the patients was 62.17 years (range, 26 to 91). Of our participants, %57 were male. Of the patients, 51.1% were not vaccinated, and 50% had a CO-RADS score of 5. The average length of hospital stay was 13.3 days. There was no significant relationship found between the length of stay and variables such as age, gender, and vaccination status. Among married and single individuals, there were significantly longer hospitalization periods in favor of married individuals (p< 0.05), and between widows and singles, there were significantly longer hospitalization periods in favor of widows (p< 0.05). Patients who required steroids, pulse steroids, tazocin, or intensive care experienced significantly longer hospital stays compared to patients who did not require these treatments (U= 220, p< .0001; U= 239.5, p< .0001; U= 197.5, p= .001; U= 70, p< .001). In addition, there was a weak positive correlation between the length of stay and the CO-RADS score, and a moderate positive correlation with the CCI score (r= .215, p= 0.44; r= .450, p< .0001).

Conclusion

In the present study, the factors affecting the length of hospital stay of Coronavirus patients were investigated. No significant relationship was found between the gender, age, and vaccination status of the patients and the duration of hospitalization. Married and widowed patients were hospitalized more often than single patients. The factors affecting the duration of hospitalization included the CCI score, the CO-RADS score, steroids, pulse steroids, tazocin, and intensive care requirements.

Keywords:
Length of stay, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Charlson Comorbidity Index