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Hospital load and increased COVID-19 related mortality in Israel

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  • Hagai Rossman

    (Weizmann Institute of Science
    Weizmann Institute of Science)

  • Tomer Meir

    (Weizmann Institute of Science
    Weizmann Institute of Science)

  • Jonathan Somer

    (Technion - Israel Institute of Technology)

  • Smadar Shilo

    (Weizmann Institute of Science
    Weizmann Institute of Science
    Institute of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Rambam Health Care Campus)

  • Rom Gutman

    (Technion - Israel Institute of Technology)

  • Asaf Arie

    (Tel Aviv University)

  • Eran Segal

    (Weizmann Institute of Science
    Weizmann Institute of Science)

  • Uri Shalit

    (Technion - Israel Institute of Technology)

  • Malka Gorfine

    (Tel Aviv University)

Abstract

The spread of Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has led to many healthcare systems being overwhelmed by the rapid emergence of new cases. Here, we study the ramifications of hospital load due to COVID-19 morbidity on in-hospital mortality of patients with COVID-19 by analyzing records of all 22,636 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Israel from mid-July 2020 to mid-January 2021. We show that even under moderately heavy patient load (>500 countrywide hospitalized severely-ill patients; the Israeli Ministry of Health defined 800 severely-ill patients as the maximum capacity allowing adequate treatment), in-hospital mortality rate of patients with COVID-19 significantly increased compared to periods of lower patient load (250–500 severely-ill patients): 14-day mortality rates were 22.1% (Standard Error 3.1%) higher (mid-September to mid-October) and 27.2% (Standard Error 3.3%) higher (mid-December to mid-January). We further show this higher mortality rate cannot be attributed to changes in the patient population during periods of heavier load.

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  • Hagai Rossman & Tomer Meir & Jonathan Somer & Smadar Shilo & Rom Gutman & Asaf Arie & Eran Segal & Uri Shalit & Malka Gorfine, 2021. "Hospital load and increased COVID-19 related mortality in Israel," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-22214-z
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22214-z
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