According to some previous studies,[35] the median length of hospital stay of the COVID-19 patients was 10-13 days. [...]it is essential to identify the risk factors associated with a prolonged hospital stay. [...]we conducted a retrospective study to assess the attributes and predictors of prolonged hospitalization of COVID-19 disease in a tertiary care hospital. Persons hospitalized for less than 24 h;persons referred from and to another hospital;pregnant or lactating women;persons with heart failure, myocardial infection, cerebrovascular accident or thrombo-ischemic attacks, chronic kidney disease (serum creatinine value of more than 1.5 mg/dl), and benign/malignant tumors, burn injury, persons requiring dialysis, persons hospitalized with any bone fractures;persons on total parenteral nutrition or any immunosuppressant drugs;persons who got themselves discharged against the medical advice of doctors;any hospital deaths;and persons reinfected with COVID-19 infection. Since the data for this retrospective study were collected from the hospital record, consent for participation in the study was not applicable for this study.
Predict the hospitalization in COVID-19: Magic is in the air