Outcome Improvement Between the First Two Waves of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in a Single Tertiary-Care Hospital in Belgium

Objectives: To compare patient management and outcome during the first and second waves of the coronavirus 2019 pandemic. Design: Single-center prospective cohort study. Setting: Tertiary-care University Hospital. Patients: All adult patients admitted in either the first (from March 15 to May 15, 2020) or second (from October 1 to November 30, 2020) wave of coronavirus disease 2019. Interventions: None. Measurements and Main Results: Primary outcome was 30-day mortality. During the second wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, 33 patients (4.8%) were transferred due to overcrowding and... Mehr ...