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March 6, 2026Open Access

Post-discharge mortality among SARS-CoV-2-infected adult patients with severe acute respiratory infection in Bangladesh (2020–2023): burden, clinical characteristics, and associated risk factors

SBSaju BhuiyaShahjalal University of Science and Technology MIMd Ariful IslamInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research TSTanzir Ahmed ShuvoInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research

Key Points

To investigate the mortality rate and associated risk factors among SARS-CoV-2-infected adult patients with severe acute respiratory infection post-discharge in Bangladesh.
Analyzed mortality rates among SARS-CoV-2-infected SARI patients in Bangladesh from 2020 to 2023
Evaluated clinical characteristics of patients who died during and after hospitalization
Identified risk factors associated with post-discharge mortality
Approximately 20% of patients died either during hospitalization or within 30 days post-discharge
Nearly half of the deaths occurred after patients were discharged from the hospital
Findings highlight critical gaps in discharge planning and post-discharge care

Abstract

Nearly one in five adult patients with SARS-CoV-2-infected SARI in Bangladesh died either during hospitalisation or within 30-day of post-discharge, with almost half of these deaths occurring after discharge. Study findings underscore the urgent need to strengthen discharge planning, such as developing and implementing standardised discharge guidelines, prioritising high-risk patients such as premature discharge for targeted post-discharge follow-up, and implementing structured post-discharge care interventions to reduce preventable mortality in resource-limited settings.

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Bhuiya et al. (Wed,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69aa6f3c531e4c4a9ff593ed https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-026-00937-3

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