Description of Post-discharge Outcomes of Patients with COVID-19 in a Tertiary Referral Center in the Philippines.

Background And Objectives: The immediate post-discharge period of COVID-19 patients is a vulnerable state due to several complications that may arise during this time. Some patients get readmitted shortly after being discharged while others report persistence of symptoms, develop specialized needs, or observe a decline from their baseline functional capacity. Information on the outcomes of post-COVID discharge patients in our institution is currently lacking.

Prevalence and predictors of prolonged length of stay among patients admitted under general internal medicine in a tertiary government hospital in Manila, Philippines: a retrospective cross-sectional study.

Background: Prolonged hospitalization leads to poorer health outcomes and consumes limited hospital resources. This study identified factors associated with prolonged length of stay (PLOS) among internal medicine patients admitted in a tertiary government hospital.

Methods: We reviewed the medical records of 386 adult patients admitted under the primary service of General Internal Medicine at the Philippine General Hospital from January 1 to December 31, 2019.

The prevalence of malnutrition and analysis of related factors among adult patients with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID 19) in a tertiary government hospital: The MalnutriCoV study.

Background And Aims: As of November 2020, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID 19) has infected more than 396,000 people in the Philippines. Although no study has been done on malnutrition among a general cohort of patients with COVID 19, it has long been associated with increased mortality and poor long-term outcomes. We aimed to determine the prevalence of malnutrition among patients with COVID 19 admitted in a tertiary government hospital.