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

Juan Manuel PericàsDavid CucchiariOrla Torrallardona-MurphyJúlia CalvoJúlia SerralabósElisenda AlvésAleix AgeletJudit HidalgoEduarda AlvesEva CastellsNuria SeijasCarme HernándezMarta BodroCelia CardozoEmmanuel ColomaDavid Nicolásnull null

Published in: Infection (2020)

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.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
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prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
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type diabetes
emergency department
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
social support
weight loss