Should Comorbidities Be Considered in the Decision to Discharge COVID-19 Patients From Hospital? A Case Series

Autor:	Bahar Saberzadeh-Ardestani, Majid Sorouri, Bardia Khosravi, Ali Reza Sima, Reza Malekzadeh
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Comorbidity Discharge protocol Outcome assessment Health care Medicine (General) R5-920
Zdroj:	Acta Medica Iranica, Vol 59, Iss 11 (2021)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0044-6025 1735-9694
DOI:	10.18502/acta.v59i11.7781
Popis:	An outbreak of COVID-19 started in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan and is now rapidly spreading across the world. We report two cases of confirmed COVID-19 with pre-existing comorbidities who were discharged from the hospital with a good clinical condition and in concordance with interim discharge protocols. However, they were readmitted and died on the discharge day. Here we discuss the importance of patient demographics in clinical management vs. the resolution of the pulmonary disease alone and raise a question about the impact of comorbidities on discharge protocols.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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