Author: Nogués, Xavier; Sánchez-Martinez, Francisca; Castells, Xavier; DÃez-Pérez, Adolfo; Sabaté, Rosa Ana; Petit, Irene; Brasé, Ariadna; Horcajada, Juan Pablo; Güerri-Fernández, Roberto; Pascual, Julio
Title: Hospital-at-home expands hospital capacity during COVID-19 pandemic Cord-id: iicyfguk Document date: 2021_1_31
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Snippet: A COVID-19-specific Hospital-at-Home was implemented in a 400-bed tertiary hospital in Barcelona, Spain. Senior or immune-compromised physicians oversaw patient care. The alternative to inpatient care more than doubled beds available for hospitalization and decreased the risk of transmission among patients and healthcare professionals. Mild cases from either the emergency department or after hospital discharge were deemed suitable for admission to the Hospital-at-Home. More than half of all pati
Document: A COVID-19-specific Hospital-at-Home was implemented in a 400-bed tertiary hospital in Barcelona, Spain. Senior or immune-compromised physicians oversaw patient care. The alternative to inpatient care more than doubled beds available for hospitalization and decreased the risk of transmission among patients and healthcare professionals. Mild cases from either the emergency department or after hospital discharge were deemed suitable for admission to the Hospital-at-Home. More than half of all patients had pneumonia. Standardized protocols and management criteria were provided. Only 6% of cases required referral for inpatient hospitalization. These results are promising and may provide valuable insight for centers undertaking Hospital-at-Home initiatives or in the case of new COVID-19 outbreaks.
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