How COVID-19 has changed the unselected medical take: an observational study
Kai Man Alexander Ho1, Ananthi Anandhakrishnan2, Arun Mahay2
1Newham University Hospital, London, UK and University College London, London, UK alexander.ho@ucl.ac.uk.
Introduction:
COVID-19 has had a profound effect on the NHS. Little information has been published as to how the unselected medical take has been affected.
Methods:
We retrospectively reviewed patients who were referred to general medicine during March 2020. We compared clinical outcomes of patients with and without COVID-19.
Results:
814 patients were included, comprising 777 unique patients. On average, 26 patients were admitted per day. 38% of admitted patients were suspected of COVID-19, with greater numbers of COVID-19 patients in the second half compared to the first half of the month (p<0.001). Logistic regression analyses showed suspected COVID-19 was an independent predictor for inpatient mortality (odds ratio [OR] = 6.09, p<0.001) and 30-day mortality (OR = 4.66, p<0.001).
Conclusions:
COVID-19 patients had worse clinical outcomes and increased healthcare use compared to non-COVID-19 patients. Our study highlights some of the challenges in healthcare provision faced during this pandemic.
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