Telemedical management of symptomatic COVID-19 outpatients.
Aenne Solvejg von FalkenhausenScott GeipelAntonia GailClemens SchererSven StockhausenLauren E SamsFinn BeckerPhilipp M DoldiEric LemmermöhlePaul de VillèleMichael SchleefMarc BeckerMoritz LauterbachSteffen MassbergStefan KääbMoritz F SinnerPublished in: ERJ open research (2024)
COVID-SMART is the first randomised clinical trial assessing the benefit of telemedicine in an acute respiratory infectious disease. Whereas telemedical management did not reduce the primary end-point of hospitalisation, fewer intervention group patients used outpatient-based emergency services, suggesting a potential benefit for less-acutely infected individuals.
Keyphrases
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