Outcomes in novel hospital-at-home model for patients with COVID-19: a multicentre retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospital-at-home (HaH) care has been proposed as an alternative to inpatient care for patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Previous reports were hospital-led and involved patients triaged at the hospitals. To reduce the burden on hospitals, we constructed a novel HaH care model organized by a team of local primary care clinics.

Methods

We conducted a multicentre retrospective cohort study of the COVID-19 patients who received our HaH care from 1 January to 31 March 2022. Patients who were not able to be triaged for the need for hospitalization by the Health Center solely responsible for the management of COVID-19 patients in Osaka city were included. The primary outcome was receiving medical care beyond the HaH care defined as a composite outcome of any m

SUBMITTER: Tsujimoto Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10745271 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature