Clinical Outcomes of Coronavirus Disease 2019 With Evidence-based Supportive Care

Derek T Larson; John H Sherner; Kia M Gallagher; Cynthia L Judy; Madison B Paul; Alexandra M Mahoney; Peter J Weina

doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa678

Clinical Outcomes of Coronavirus Disease 2019 With Evidence-based Supportive Care

Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Jan 7;74(1):133-135. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa678.

Authors

Derek T Larson¹, John H Sherner², Kia M Gallagher³, Cynthia L Judy⁴, Madison B Paul⁵, Alexandra M Mahoney⁵, Peter J Weina¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Disease, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Virginia,USA.
² Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Virginia,USA.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Virginia,USA.
⁴ Public Health, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Virginia,USA.
⁵ Department of Family Medicine, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Virginia,USA.

Abstract

Calls for adherence to evidence-based medicine have emerged during the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic but reports of outcomes are lacking. This retrospective study of an institutional cohort including 135 patients with confirmed COVID-19 demonstrates positive outcomes when organizational standards of care consist of evidence-based supportive therapies.

Keywords: COVID-19 outcomes; evidence-based medicine; supportive care.

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Cohort Studies
Humans
Pandemics
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2