Post-discharge Healthcare Usage and Costs From March 2020 Through the Omicron Surge for Individuals Hospitalized With COVID-19.

Introduction: Despite the rise of post-COVID care centers, few studies exist that quantify the burden of patient healthcare usage and hospital costs after COVID-19 hospitalization. It is essential to target post-COVID follow-up care to the individuals who need it most, such that costs and emergencies are minimized and health and appointment attendance are optimized.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort comparison among four groups of 50 patients (200 total).

Long-Term Air Pollution Exposure and COVID-19 Mortality: A Patient-Level Analysis from New York City.

Risk factors for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mortality may include environmental exposures such as air pollution. To determine whether, among adults hospitalized with PCR-confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), long-term air pollution exposure is associated with the risk of mortality, ICU admission, or intubation. We performed a retrospective analysis of SARS-CoV-2 PCR-positive patients admitted to seven New York City hospitals from March 8, 2020, to August 30, 2020.

Utilization of Ocular Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome: A Case Report.

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is an infrequently encountered cause of altered mental status and seizure activity in the emergency setting. Diagnosis is often delayed by extensive testing and failure to consider PRES in the differential. Though MRI remains the gold standard for diagnosis, ultrasound-guided measurement of intra-ocular pressure is a safe, effective alternative that can expedite the diagnosis.

Changes in health-related quality of life and factors predicting long-term outcomes in older adults admitted to intensive care units.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to determine predictors of survival after hospital discharge and to describe the impact of intensive care unit admission on health-related quality of life at 6 months after hospital discharge in older adults admitted to intensive care units.

Design: Prospective longitudinal observational study with administered questionnaire.

Settings And Patients: Patients 65 yrs of age and older who were admitted to the medical, surgical, and coronary intensive care units for >24 hrs in a large urban teaching hospital system from August 2007 to May 2008 with a follow-up period ending April 2009.