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June 17, 2026Journal of Clinical MedicineOpen Access

Changes in Hospitalization and Infection Burden in Patients with Multiple Myeloma Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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SLSunil LakhwaniCGCristian L. Gutiérrez-PadillaRDRaúl Domínguez-Guerra

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Overview

Retrospective observational study reports changes in hospitalizations for multiple myeloma, indicating the impact of COVID-19 measures.

Key Points

  • This study aims to evaluate hospitalization and infection patterns in patients with multiple myeloma before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Conducted a retrospective observational study at a tertiary hospital in Spain.
  • Included all hospital admissions of patients with multiple myeloma from 2008, 2018, and from May 2020 to April 2021 (COVID-19 period).
  • Analyzed proportion and causes of admissions, cumulative length of stay, and infection-related complications.
  • Hospitalizations due to MM increased from 14% in 2008 to 29.8% in 2018 (p < 0.001).
  • During the COVID-19 period, admissions decreased to 21.2% compared to 2018 (p = 0.0029).
  • Incidence of nosocomial pneumonia decreased from 26.3% to 9.6% (p = 0.028) during the pandemic.

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Lakhwani et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a323f5ed50b63ecad207fa5https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm15124613
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