Hospital at home for the management of COVID-19: preliminary experience with 63 patients

Alternatives to conventional hospitalization are needed to increase health systems resilience in the face of COVID-19 pandemic. Herein, we describe the characteristics and outcomes of 63 patients admitted to a single HaH during the peak of COVID-19 in Barcelona. Our results suggest that HaH seems to...

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Autores principales: Pericàs, Juan M., Cucchiari, David, Torrallardona-Murphy, Orla, Calvo, Júlia, Serralabós, Júlia, Alvés, Elisenda, Agelet, Aleix, Hidalgo, Judit, Alves, Eduarda, Castells, Eva, Seijas, Nuria, Hernández, Carme, Bodro, Marta, Cardozo, Celia, Coloma, Emmanuel, Nicolás, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7523688/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32995970
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s15010-020-01527-z
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Sumario:Alternatives to conventional hospitalization are needed to increase health systems resilience in the face of COVID-19 pandemic. Herein, we describe the characteristics and outcomes of 63 patients admitted to a single HaH during the peak of COVID-19 in Barcelona. Our results suggest that HaH seems to be a safe and efficacious alternative to conventional hospitalization for accurately selected patients with COVID-19.

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