Characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 positive patients with diabetes managed as outpatients

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Julie M. Shabto, Emory University; Leah Loerinc, Emory University; Ghazala O'Keefe, Emory University; James O'Keefe, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2020-06-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
• License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108229
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
• Volume: 164
• Start Page: 108229
• End Page: 108229
• Grant/Funding Information: The authors received no funding from an external source.
• Keywords: Endocrinology & Metabolism; Diabetes; Outpatients; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Science & Technology
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Epidemiology; Health Sciences, Opthamology; Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery; Health Sciences, Health Care Management

Abstract

We analyzed disease outcomes for patients with diabetes and laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 who were managed outpatient and followed by the Emory COVID-19 Virtual Outpatient Management Clinic (ECVOMC). The rate of hospitalization for patients with diabetes was double the overall rate of hospitalization for patients in the ECVOMC.