Patient Flow Dynamics in Hospital Systems During Times of COVID-19: Cox Proportional Hazard Regression Analysis

• Main Authors: Sudhir Bhandari (Author), Amit Tak (Author), Sanjay Singhal (Author), Jyotsna Shukla (Author), Ajit Singh Shaktawat (Author), Jitendra Gupta (Author), Bhoopendra Patel (Author), Shivankan Kakkar (Author), Amitabh Dube (Author), Sunita Dia (Author), Mahendra Dia (Author), Todd C. Wehner (Author)
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• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objectives: The present study is aimed at estimating patient flow dynamic parameters and requirement for hospital beds. Second, the effects of age and gender on parameters were evaluated.Patients and Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, 987 COVID-19 patients were enrolled from SMS Medical Co...