Journal article
The burden of incidental SARS-CoV-2 infections in hospitalized patients across pandemic waves in Canada
Abstract
Many health authorities differentiate hospitalizations in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 as being “for COVID-19” (due to direct manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection) versus being an “incidental” finding in someone admitted for an unrelated condition. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all SARS-CoV-2 infected patients hospitalized via 47 Canadian emergency departments, March 2020-July 2022 to determine whether hospitalizations …
Authors
McAlister FA; Hau JP; Atzema C; McRae AD; Morrison LJ; Grant L; Cheng I; Rosychuk RJ; Hohl CM
Journal
Scientific Reports, Vol. 13, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
DOI
10.1038/s41598-023-33569-2
ISSN
2045-2322