Tables
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Characteristics of hospital at home
The hospital-at-home team is composed of doctors and nurses that are dedicated exclusively (or almost exclusively) to this activity Identification of a specific group of suitable candidates Defined geographical area Hospital at home is feasible only if a competent caregiver assumes the responsibility of care Hospital at home starts only when patients fulfill clinical criteria, live in a geographical area and both patient and caregiver accept home care Hospital-at-home team can visit the patient daily Hospital-at-home team can visit the patient on the day of discharge after hospital admission or a visit to the emergency department Hospital-at-home team care for patients for a short period of time (generally not >10–15 days) There is a report at the end of care (or a joint visit with a general practitioner or community nurses) Hospital-at-home outcomes should be analogous to conventional admission care Data from 31.
- Table 2—
Experiences of hospital at home
UK Spain Glasgow Edinburgh Liverpool Barcelona First author [ref.] Cotton 33 Skwarska 34 Davies 35 Hernández 36 Subjects n 81 184 150 222 H@H/CC n 41/40 122/62 100/50 121/101 H@H Adms % 19.7 18.3 25.7 35.3 Age yrs H@H 68.0±1.2 68.5# 70±8 71.0±9.9 CC 65.7±1.6 69.9# 70±8 70.5±9.4 FEV1 L H@H 0.94# 0.77# 0.82# 1.2# CC 0.95# 0.66# 0.76# 1.1# Females % H@H 60 48.4 55 CC 54 61.3 40 Length of stay days H@H 3.2 (1–16) 5¶ 1.71±2.33 CC 6.1 (1–13) 7¶ 5 (4–7) 4.15±4.10 LTOT % 16.04 6.1 13.3 15.3 Follow-up days 60 56 90 56 Mortality % 3.7 5.4 8.7 4.95 Data are presented as mean±sd or median (range) unless otherwise indicated. #: mean; ¶: median. H@H: hospital-at-home; CC: conventional care in the hospital; Adms: admissions; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; LTOT: long-term oxygen therapy.
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Discharge planning and home care for end-stage COPD patients
