Hospital length of stay for COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The length of stay in the hospital for COVID-19 can aid in understanding the disease's prognosis. Thus, the goal of this study was to collectively estimate the hospital length of stay (LoS) in COVID-19 hospitalized individuals. To locate related studies, international databases (including Googl...

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Published in:Multidisciplinary respiratory medicine Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 856
Main Authors: Alimohamadi, Yousef, Yekta, Elahe Mansouri, Sepandi, Mojtaba, Sharafoddin, Maedeh, Arshadi, Maedeh, Hesari, Elahe
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Italy 09.08.2022
Subjects:
COVID-19
length of stay
hospital
ISSN:1828-695X
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Summary:The length of stay in the hospital for COVID-19 can aid in understanding the disease's prognosis. Thus, the goal of this study was to collectively estimate the hospital length of stay (LoS) in COVID-19 hospitalized individuals. To locate related studies, international databases (including Google Scholar, Science Direct, PubMed, and Scopus) were searched. The I index, the Cochran Q test, and T were used to analyze study heterogeneity. The mean LoS in COVID- 19 hospitalized patients was estimated using a random-effects model. COVID-19's total pooled estimated hospital LoS was 15.35, 95%CI:13.47-17.23; p<0.001, I = 80.0). South America had the highest pooled estimated hospital LoS of COVID-19 among the continents, at 20.85 (95%CI: 14.80-26.91; p<0.001, I = 0.01), whereas Africa had the lowest at 8.56 8 (95%CI: 1.00-22.76). The >60 age group had the highest pooled estimated COVID-19 hospital LoS of 16.60 (95%CI: 12.94-20.25; p<0.001, I = 82.6), while the 40 age group had the lowest hospital LoS of 10.15 (95% CI: 4.90-15.39, p<0.001, I = 22.1). The metanalysis revealed that COVID-19's hospital LoS was more than 10 days. However, it appears that this duration varies depending on a number of factors, including the patient's age and the availability of resources.
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ISSN:1828-695X
DOI:10.4081/mrm.2022.856