Outcomes from a virtual ward delivering oxygen at home for patients recovering from COVID-19: a real world observational study.
COVID-19
coronavirus
discharge
remote
virtual
Journal
Clinical medicine (London, England)
ISSN: 1473-4893
Titre abrégé: Clin Med (Lond)
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101092853
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 2022
05 2022
Historique:
entrez:
18
5
2022
pubmed:
19
5
2022
medline:
21
5
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
There is a lack of data on the safety of providing oxygen at home to stable patients recovering from COVID-19. A retrospective analysis of patients discharged to a COVID-19 virtual ward (CVW) between January 2021 and March 2021 at a UK district general hospital was performed. Patients with improving clinical trajectories and oxygen requirements up to 4 L/minute were eligible. Outcomes measured were 30-day mortality and readmission rate. From 02 January 2021 to 16 March 2021 (74 days), 147 patients discharged to the CVW were included: 71 received continuous or ambulatory oxygen, and 76 received pulse oximetry monitoring only. Five patients were readmitted within 30 days and two patients died. There were no significant differences between readmission and mortality rates between those discharged with or without oxygen. Provision of oxygen at home for selected patients recovering from COVID-19 is safe with low risk of readmission and death.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
There is a lack of data on the safety of providing oxygen at home to stable patients recovering from COVID-19.
METHODS
A retrospective analysis of patients discharged to a COVID-19 virtual ward (CVW) between January 2021 and March 2021 at a UK district general hospital was performed. Patients with improving clinical trajectories and oxygen requirements up to 4 L/minute were eligible. Outcomes measured were 30-day mortality and readmission rate.
RESULTS
From 02 January 2021 to 16 March 2021 (74 days), 147 patients discharged to the CVW were included: 71 received continuous or ambulatory oxygen, and 76 received pulse oximetry monitoring only. Five patients were readmitted within 30 days and two patients died. There were no significant differences between readmission and mortality rates between those discharged with or without oxygen.
CONCLUSION
Provision of oxygen at home for selected patients recovering from COVID-19 is safe with low risk of readmission and death.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35584838
pii: 22/3/197
doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2021-0512
pmc: PMC9135089
doi:
Substances chimiques
Oxygen
S88TT14065
Types de publication
Journal Article
Observational Study
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
197-202Informations de copyright
© Royal College of Physicians 2022. All rights reserved.
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