Analysis of the adequacy of admissions in a Complex Operative Unit of General Surgery and Day Surgery and Breast Unit

Abstract

Hospital admissions and surgical activities have undergone substantial changes due to the spread of the coronavirus 19 (CoViD-19) pandemic. To date, however, there are in increasingly number studies that have quantified the effect of the pandemic and its protocols on hospital activity. Unlike other studies, which identify protocols for the containment of infections, in this study, logistic regression and statistical analysis were used to evaluate the type of patients admitted to the Complex Operative Unit (COU) of General Surgery and Day Surgery and Breast Unit in "San Giovanni di Dio and Ruggi d'Aragona" University Hospital of Salerno (Italy) in CoViD-19 era. Specifically, the aim is to study how hospitalized patients has changed by investigating the relative parameters extracts from hospital discharge forms, comparing year 2019 and year 2020. The result shows that in year 2020, the weight of Diagnostic Related Group (DRG) was significantly higher and it highlighted an increased use of the emergency hospitalization.