Comparison of reduced hospital stays and readmission rates among antenatal COVID-19-positive patientsVišić, Uroš (Avtor) infectionnursingdurationpostpartumrehabilitationIntroduction: The COVID-19 pandemic also posed a major risk in the perinatal area. The aim of the study was to investigate the length of hospital stays among COVID-19 positive patients in the early postpartum period compared to the standard duration, and their readmission rates compared to the standard readmission rates in the healthy population. Methods: The length of stay in hospital after vaginal delivery and caesarean section was examined through a retrospective cohort study. A total of 322 patients were included. The data were obtained from the Hipokrat information system and analysed using descriptive statistics and t-test, with a statistical significance threshold of p < 0.05. Results: On average, the length of stay in hospital after vaginal delivery (Me = 2.45) and caesarean section (Me= 4.05) was longer than the predetermined duration. The minimum length of stay was approximately three days (Max = 3.06) after a vaginal delivery and four days (Max = 4.38) after a caesarean section. The results showed no statistically significant differences between the length of stay after vaginal delivery (p = 0.38) and after caesarean section (p = 0.21) in COVID-19-positive patients. Discussion and conclusions: It was found that despite the expected shorter length of stay in hospital in COVID-19 positive patients, their treatment was only negligibly longer. Further studies focusing on the early postnatal period are needed.20242026-01-28 00:39:59Neznano26643UDK: 618.2/.7ISSN pri članku: 1318-2951DOI: 10.14528/snr.2024.58.4.3254COBISS_ID: 220353283sl