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The risk of death or unplanned readmission after discharge from a COVID-19 hospitalization in Alberta and Ontario
Finlay A. McAlister, Yuan Dong, Anna Chu, Xuesong Wang, Erik Youngson, Kieran L. Quinn, Amol Verma, Jacob A. Udell, Amy Y.X. Yu, Fahad Razak, Chester Ho, Charles de Mestral, Heather J. Ross, Carl van Walraven and Douglas S. Lee; for the CORONA Collaboration
CMAJ May 16, 2022 194 (19) E666-E673; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.220272
Finlay A. McAlister
Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (McAlister), University of Alberta; The Alberta Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research Support Unit (McAlister, Dong, Youngson), Edmonton, Alta.; ICES (Chu, Wang, Quinn, Udell, de Mestral, van Walraven, Lee); University of Toronto (Chu, de Mestral, Ross); Department of Medicine, Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Palliative Care (Quinn), Sinai Health System, University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Verma, Razak), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Medicine (Verma, Razak), University of Toronto; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Verma, Razak), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; University Health Network (Udell, Ross, Lee); Department of Medicine (Neurology) (Yu), University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Ho), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (de Mestral), Unity Health Toronto; Peter Munk Cardiac Center (Ross, Lee), Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Epidemiology and Public Health (van Walraven), University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.
MD MScYuan Dong
Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (McAlister), University of Alberta; The Alberta Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research Support Unit (McAlister, Dong, Youngson), Edmonton, Alta.; ICES (Chu, Wang, Quinn, Udell, de Mestral, van Walraven, Lee); University of Toronto (Chu, de Mestral, Ross); Department of Medicine, Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Palliative Care (Quinn), Sinai Health System, University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Verma, Razak), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Medicine (Verma, Razak), University of Toronto; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Verma, Razak), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; University Health Network (Udell, Ross, Lee); Department of Medicine (Neurology) (Yu), University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Ho), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (de Mestral), Unity Health Toronto; Peter Munk Cardiac Center (Ross, Lee), Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Epidemiology and Public Health (van Walraven), University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.
MMathAnna Chu
Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (McAlister), University of Alberta; The Alberta Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research Support Unit (McAlister, Dong, Youngson), Edmonton, Alta.; ICES (Chu, Wang, Quinn, Udell, de Mestral, van Walraven, Lee); University of Toronto (Chu, de Mestral, Ross); Department of Medicine, Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Palliative Care (Quinn), Sinai Health System, University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Verma, Razak), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Medicine (Verma, Razak), University of Toronto; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Verma, Razak), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; University Health Network (Udell, Ross, Lee); Department of Medicine (Neurology) (Yu), University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Ho), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (de Mestral), Unity Health Toronto; Peter Munk Cardiac Center (Ross, Lee), Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Epidemiology and Public Health (van Walraven), University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.
MHScXuesong Wang
Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (McAlister), University of Alberta; The Alberta Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research Support Unit (McAlister, Dong, Youngson), Edmonton, Alta.; ICES (Chu, Wang, Quinn, Udell, de Mestral, van Walraven, Lee); University of Toronto (Chu, de Mestral, Ross); Department of Medicine, Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Palliative Care (Quinn), Sinai Health System, University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Verma, Razak), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Medicine (Verma, Razak), University of Toronto; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Verma, Razak), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; University Health Network (Udell, Ross, Lee); Department of Medicine (Neurology) (Yu), University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Ho), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (de Mestral), Unity Health Toronto; Peter Munk Cardiac Center (Ross, Lee), Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Epidemiology and Public Health (van Walraven), University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.
MScErik Youngson
Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (McAlister), University of Alberta; The Alberta Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research Support Unit (McAlister, Dong, Youngson), Edmonton, Alta.; ICES (Chu, Wang, Quinn, Udell, de Mestral, van Walraven, Lee); University of Toronto (Chu, de Mestral, Ross); Department of Medicine, Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Palliative Care (Quinn), Sinai Health System, University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Verma, Razak), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Medicine (Verma, Razak), University of Toronto; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Verma, Razak), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; University Health Network (Udell, Ross, Lee); Department of Medicine (Neurology) (Yu), University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Ho), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (de Mestral), Unity Health Toronto; Peter Munk Cardiac Center (Ross, Lee), Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Epidemiology and Public Health (van Walraven), University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.
MMathKieran L. Quinn
Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (McAlister), University of Alberta; The Alberta Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research Support Unit (McAlister, Dong, Youngson), Edmonton, Alta.; ICES (Chu, Wang, Quinn, Udell, de Mestral, van Walraven, Lee); University of Toronto (Chu, de Mestral, Ross); Department of Medicine, Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Palliative Care (Quinn), Sinai Health System, University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Verma, Razak), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Medicine (Verma, Razak), University of Toronto; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Verma, Razak), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; University Health Network (Udell, Ross, Lee); Department of Medicine (Neurology) (Yu), University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Ho), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (de Mestral), Unity Health Toronto; Peter Munk Cardiac Center (Ross, Lee), Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Epidemiology and Public Health (van Walraven), University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.
MD PhDAmol Verma
Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (McAlister), University of Alberta; The Alberta Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research Support Unit (McAlister, Dong, Youngson), Edmonton, Alta.; ICES (Chu, Wang, Quinn, Udell, de Mestral, van Walraven, Lee); University of Toronto (Chu, de Mestral, Ross); Department of Medicine, Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Palliative Care (Quinn), Sinai Health System, University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Verma, Razak), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Medicine (Verma, Razak), University of Toronto; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Verma, Razak), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; University Health Network (Udell, Ross, Lee); Department of Medicine (Neurology) (Yu), University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Ho), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (de Mestral), Unity Health Toronto; Peter Munk Cardiac Center (Ross, Lee), Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Epidemiology and Public Health (van Walraven), University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.
MD MPhilJacob A. Udell
Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (McAlister), University of Alberta; The Alberta Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research Support Unit (McAlister, Dong, Youngson), Edmonton, Alta.; ICES (Chu, Wang, Quinn, Udell, de Mestral, van Walraven, Lee); University of Toronto (Chu, de Mestral, Ross); Department of Medicine, Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Palliative Care (Quinn), Sinai Health System, University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Verma, Razak), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Medicine (Verma, Razak), University of Toronto; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Verma, Razak), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; University Health Network (Udell, Ross, Lee); Department of Medicine (Neurology) (Yu), University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Ho), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (de Mestral), Unity Health Toronto; Peter Munk Cardiac Center (Ross, Lee), Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Epidemiology and Public Health (van Walraven), University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.
MD MPHAmy Y.X. Yu
Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (McAlister), University of Alberta; The Alberta Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research Support Unit (McAlister, Dong, Youngson), Edmonton, Alta.; ICES (Chu, Wang, Quinn, Udell, de Mestral, van Walraven, Lee); University of Toronto (Chu, de Mestral, Ross); Department of Medicine, Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Palliative Care (Quinn), Sinai Health System, University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Verma, Razak), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Medicine (Verma, Razak), University of Toronto; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Verma, Razak), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; University Health Network (Udell, Ross, Lee); Department of Medicine (Neurology) (Yu), University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Ho), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (de Mestral), Unity Health Toronto; Peter Munk Cardiac Center (Ross, Lee), Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Epidemiology and Public Health (van Walraven), University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.
MD MScFahad Razak
Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (McAlister), University of Alberta; The Alberta Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research Support Unit (McAlister, Dong, Youngson), Edmonton, Alta.; ICES (Chu, Wang, Quinn, Udell, de Mestral, van Walraven, Lee); University of Toronto (Chu, de Mestral, Ross); Department of Medicine, Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Palliative Care (Quinn), Sinai Health System, University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Verma, Razak), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Medicine (Verma, Razak), University of Toronto; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Verma, Razak), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; University Health Network (Udell, Ross, Lee); Department of Medicine (Neurology) (Yu), University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Ho), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (de Mestral), Unity Health Toronto; Peter Munk Cardiac Center (Ross, Lee), Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Epidemiology and Public Health (van Walraven), University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.
MD MScChester Ho
Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (McAlister), University of Alberta; The Alberta Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research Support Unit (McAlister, Dong, Youngson), Edmonton, Alta.; ICES (Chu, Wang, Quinn, Udell, de Mestral, van Walraven, Lee); University of Toronto (Chu, de Mestral, Ross); Department of Medicine, Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Palliative Care (Quinn), Sinai Health System, University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Verma, Razak), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Medicine (Verma, Razak), University of Toronto; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Verma, Razak), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; University Health Network (Udell, Ross, Lee); Department of Medicine (Neurology) (Yu), University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Ho), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (de Mestral), Unity Health Toronto; Peter Munk Cardiac Center (Ross, Lee), Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Epidemiology and Public Health (van Walraven), University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.
MDCharles de Mestral
Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (McAlister), University of Alberta; The Alberta Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research Support Unit (McAlister, Dong, Youngson), Edmonton, Alta.; ICES (Chu, Wang, Quinn, Udell, de Mestral, van Walraven, Lee); University of Toronto (Chu, de Mestral, Ross); Department of Medicine, Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Palliative Care (Quinn), Sinai Health System, University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Verma, Razak), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Medicine (Verma, Razak), University of Toronto; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Verma, Razak), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; University Health Network (Udell, Ross, Lee); Department of Medicine (Neurology) (Yu), University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Ho), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (de Mestral), Unity Health Toronto; Peter Munk Cardiac Center (Ross, Lee), Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Epidemiology and Public Health (van Walraven), University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.
MDCM PhDHeather J. Ross
Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (McAlister), University of Alberta; The Alberta Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research Support Unit (McAlister, Dong, Youngson), Edmonton, Alta.; ICES (Chu, Wang, Quinn, Udell, de Mestral, van Walraven, Lee); University of Toronto (Chu, de Mestral, Ross); Department of Medicine, Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Palliative Care (Quinn), Sinai Health System, University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Verma, Razak), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Medicine (Verma, Razak), University of Toronto; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Verma, Razak), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; University Health Network (Udell, Ross, Lee); Department of Medicine (Neurology) (Yu), University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Ho), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (de Mestral), Unity Health Toronto; Peter Munk Cardiac Center (Ross, Lee), Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Epidemiology and Public Health (van Walraven), University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.
MD HScCarl van Walraven
Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (McAlister), University of Alberta; The Alberta Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research Support Unit (McAlister, Dong, Youngson), Edmonton, Alta.; ICES (Chu, Wang, Quinn, Udell, de Mestral, van Walraven, Lee); University of Toronto (Chu, de Mestral, Ross); Department of Medicine, Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Palliative Care (Quinn), Sinai Health System, University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Verma, Razak), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Medicine (Verma, Razak), University of Toronto; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Verma, Razak), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; University Health Network (Udell, Ross, Lee); Department of Medicine (Neurology) (Yu), University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Ho), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (de Mestral), Unity Health Toronto; Peter Munk Cardiac Center (Ross, Lee), Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Epidemiology and Public Health (van Walraven), University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.
MD MScDouglas S. Lee
Division of General Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (McAlister), University of Alberta; The Alberta Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research Support Unit (McAlister, Dong, Youngson), Edmonton, Alta.; ICES (Chu, Wang, Quinn, Udell, de Mestral, van Walraven, Lee); University of Toronto (Chu, de Mestral, Ross); Department of Medicine, Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Palliative Care (Quinn), Sinai Health System, University of Toronto; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Verma, Razak), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Medicine (Verma, Razak), University of Toronto; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Verma, Razak), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; University Health Network (Udell, Ross, Lee); Department of Medicine (Neurology) (Yu), University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Ho), Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Department of Surgery (de Mestral), Unity Health Toronto; Peter Munk Cardiac Center (Ross, Lee), Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Medicine and School of Epidemiology and Public Health (van Walraven), University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont.
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CMAJ May 2022, 194 (19) E666-E673; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.220272
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CMAJ May 2022, 194 (19) E666-E673; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.220272