Rates Of Death, Long-Term Effects, And Hospital Readmissions Were Higher For Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Compared To Those With Seasonal Flu, Data Indicate

MedPage Today (12/15, Kahn) reported, “In patients hospitalized for either COVID-19 or seasonal influenza, rates of death, negative effects on long-term health, and hospital readmissions were high, but less so for the” patients with influenza, “a comparative analysis showed.” In a study published in Lancet Infectious Diseases, “over 18 months of follow-up, patients hospitalized with COVID had an increased risk of death compared with those hospitalized for influenza...translating into an excess death rate of 8.62 per 100 persons, reported” researchers.