Hospital at Home for Elderly COVID-19 Patients: A Preliminary Report with 100 Patients

Hospital at Home for Elderly COVID-19 Patients: A Preliminary Report with 100 Patients

Hospital-at-home (HaH) care is useful for patients with COVID-19 and an alternative strategy when hospital capacity is under pressure due to patient surges. However, the efficacy and safety of HaH in elderly patients with COVID-19 remain unknown. In Kyoto city, we conducted a retrospective medical r...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of clinical medicine 2022-03, Vol.11 (7), p.1850
Hauptverfasser: Miyamoto, Yuki, Matsuyama, Tasuku, Kunimitsu, Katsutomo, Nagano, Hiroyuki, Yamada, Yoshie, Murakami, Shigemi, Yamahata, Yoshihiro, Ohta, Bon, Morikami, Yoshiki, Nakagawa, Masanori
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Sprache:eng
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Cardiac arrest
Clinical medicine
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Nurses
Nursing care
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Zusammenfassung:Hospital-at-home (HaH) care is useful for patients with COVID-19 and an alternative strategy when hospital capacity is under pressure due to patient surges. However, the efficacy and safety of HaH in elderly patients with COVID-19 remain unknown. In Kyoto city, we conducted a retrospective medical record review of HaH care focused on elderly COVID-19 patients from 4 February to 25 June 2021. Eligible patients were (1) COVID-19 patients aged ≥70 years and those who lived with them or (2) COVID-19 patients aged
ISSN:2077-0383
2077-0383
DOI:10.3390/jcm11071850