Natàlia Pallarès and Cristian Tebé, from IGTP’s Biostatistics Unit. Credit score: IGTP
Researchers from the Biostatistics Unit on the Germans Trias i Pujol Analysis Institute (IGTP) have led a examine, printed in BMJ Open, which analyzes how in-hospital mortality developed throughout 4 waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Catalonia, considering the sufferers’ ceiling of care.
The examine included 5,813 sufferers hospitalized with COVID-19 in 5 tertiary hospitals in Catalonia over the course of the primary 4 pandemic waves. The ceiling of care—outlined as the very best stage of medical remedy a affected person will obtain—was assessed upon admission for all sufferers.
The outcomes present that, amongst sufferers and not using a ceiling of care, these admitted in the course of the first wave had a better threat of in-hospital dying in comparison with these admitted in subsequent waves. The adjusted fashions confirmed a major lower in mortality over time, doubtless as a result of enhancements in medical information, remedy and affected person administration.
As anticipated, mortality was larger amongst sufferers with a ceiling of care. On this group, no important variations in mortality had been noticed between the primary three waves. Nonetheless, within the fourth wave, adjusted analyses confirmed a discount in mortality similar to that of sufferers and not using a ceiling of care. This enchancment could also be related to the upper vaccination protection amongst this group.
“Understanding how mortality patterns evolve differently in patients with and without a ceiling of care could help inform clinical strategies in future public health emergencies,” explains Natàlia Pallarès, first writer of the examine and researcher at IGTP on the unit led by Cristian Tebé.
Extra info:
Natàlia Pallarès et al, Influence of ceiling of care on mortality throughout 4 COVID-19 epidemic waves in Catalonia: a multicentre potential cohort examine, BMJ Open (2025). DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-091249
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