Equity evaluation of intensive care unit admission based on comorbidity in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a cross-sectional analysis
Among 18,547 hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Maryland in 2020, ICU utilization was significantly affected by comorbid conditions. The concentration curve and concentration index also indicated that ICU utilization was more concentrated in patients with a higher CCI. The results was consistent with the principle of vertical equity, whereby healthcare resources are more concentrated on COVID-19 patients with higher health needs.
Authors
- Yang‐Jie Zhu
- Boyang Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1401-9250)
- Tong‐Tong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9935-2916)
- Chia-Che Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7735-4953)
- Yuan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5031-7514)
- Lulu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1865-5024)
- Jiayue Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0606-8132)
Institutions
- Second Military Medical University (CN)
- General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2024-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1430462
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- National Natural Science Foundation of China