Treatment of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 with remdesivir is associated with lower likelihood of 30-day readmission : a retrospective observational study

Aim: This observational study investigated the association between remdesivir treatment during hospitalization for COVID-19 and 30-day COVID-19-related and all-cause readmission across different variants time periods. Patients & methods: Hospitalization records for adult patients discharged from a COVID-19 hospitalization between 1 May 2020 to 30 April 2022 were extracted from the US PINC AI Healthcare Database. Likelihood of 30-day readmission was compared among remdesivir-treated and nonremdesivir-treated patients using multivariable logistic regression models adjusted for age, corticosteroid treatment, Charlson comorbidity index and intensive care unit stay during the COVID-19 hospitalization. Analyses were stratified by maximum supplemental oxygen requirement and variant time period (pre-Delta, Delta and Omicron). Results: Of the 440,601 patients discharged alive after a COVID-19 hospitalization, 248,785 (56.5%) patients received remdesivir. Overall, remdesivir patients had a 30-day COVID-19-related readmission rate of 3.0% and all-cause readmission rate of 6.3% compared with 5.4% and 9.1%, respectively, for patients who did not receive remdesivir during their COVID-19 hospitalization. After adjusting for demographics and clinical characteristics, remdesivir treatment was associated with significantly lower odds of 30-day COVID-19-related readmission (odds ratio 0.60 [95% confidence interval: 0.58-0.62]), and all-cause readmission (0.73 [0.72-0.75]). Significantly lower odds of 30-day readmission in remdesivir-treated patients was observed across all variant time periods. Conclusion: Treating patients hospitalized for COVID-19 with remdesivir is associated with a statistically significant reduction in 30-day COVID-19-related and all-cause readmission across variant time periods. These findings indicate that the clinical benefit of remdesivir may extend beyond the COVID-19 hospitalization.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Journal of comparative effectiveness research - 13(2024), 4 vom: 24. Apr., Seite e230131

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mozaffari, Essy [VerfasserIn]
Chandak, Aastha [VerfasserIn]
Gottlieb, Robert L [VerfasserIn]
Chima-Melton, Chidinma [VerfasserIn]
Kalil, Andre C [VerfasserIn]
Sarda, Vishnudas [VerfasserIn]
Der-Torossian, Celine [VerfasserIn]
Oppelt, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Berry, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Amin, Alpesh N [VerfasserIn]

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Adenosine Monophosphate
Alanine
COVID-19
Journal Article
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Observational Study
Post-discharge outcomes
Readmission
Remdesivir
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 25.03.2024

Date Revised 27.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.57264/cer-2023-0131

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369105788