Hospitalisations for COVID-19 - a comparison of different data sources. / Sykehusinnleggelser med covid-19 â en sammenligning av ulike datakilder.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen
; 140(18)2020 12 15.
Article
em En, Nor
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33322870
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Three different data sources exist for monitoring COVID-19-associated hospitalisations in Norway The Directorate of Health, the Norwegian Intensive Care and Pandemic Registry (NIPaR), and the linking of the Norwegian Patient Registry (NPR) and the Norwegian Surveillance System for Communicable Diseases (MSIS). A comparison of results from different data sources is important to increase understanding of the data and to further optimise current and future surveillance. We compared results from the three data sources from March to June 2020. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
We analysed the number of new admissions, as well as the total number of hospitalised patients and those on ventilatory support, reported per day and by regional health authority. The analysis was descriptive.RESULTS:
The cumulative number of new admissions according to NPR-MSIS (n=1260) was higher than NIPaR (n=1153). The discrepancy was high early in the epidemic (93 as of 29 March). The trend in the number of hospitalised patients was similar for all three sources throughout the study period. NPR-MSIS overestimated the number of hospitalised patients on ventilatory support.INTERPRETATION:
The discrepancy in new admissions between NIPaR and NPR-MSIS is primarily due to missing registrations for some patients admitted before NIPaR became operational. Basic information retrieved daily by the Directorate of Health give comparable results to more comprehensive daily information retrieval undertaken in NIPaR and NPR-MSIS, adjusted retrospectively. Further analysis is necessary regarding whether NIPaR and NPR-MSIS provide timely data and function as required in an emergency preparedness situation.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Armazenamento e Recuperação da Informação
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COVID-19
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Hospitalização
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
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Nor
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article