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Monitoring of COVID-19 patients via telemedicine with telemonitoring

2020; Elsevier BV; Volume: 220; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.rceng.2020.07.001

ISSN

2254-8874

Autores

Miguel Ángel Martínez‐García, M. Bal-Alvarado, Federico Guerra, R. Ares-Rico, Roi Suárez-Gil, Ana Rodríguez Álvarez, Almudena Pérez-Torres, Emilio Casariego-Vales, Álvaro Fernández Rial, Ramón Rabuñal Rey, Ana Rodríguez Álvarez, Antía Pérez López, Rafael Golpe Gómez, Cristina Gil Mouce, Nicolás Suárez Ramírez, Carmen Almuiña Simón, María José Cereijo Quinteiro, Luis Daporta Rodríguez, Elvira Fernández Valdivieso, Andrés Vázquez Fernández, Andrea Barcia Losada, Arantza García Martínez, Amparo Portero Vázquez, Natalia Trillo Dono, Concepción Revilla Villegas, Raquel Fernández Rodríguez, Isabel García Armesto, Rocío Giadas Piñeiro, Ana Rosa Rodríguez Macía, Francisco Carballada González, Ramón Núñez Orjales, J Martín-Lázaro, Luis Alfredo González Guzmán, María Mar Abad García, María Gloria Álvarez Silveiro, María Carmen Coria Abel, Javier Díaz Sánchez, María Jesús Freire Regueiro, Ana María Casanova Quiñoá, María José Dobao Feijoo, Marisa Fernández, Ángela Rey Ponce, R. Monte Secades, María Jesús Pérez Taboada, Rafael Sánchez Fernández, Juan Pérez Peña, Manuel Pereira, Jesús Conde Freire,

Tópico(s)

COVID-19 diagnosis using AI

Resumo

To asses if telemedicine with telemonitoring is a clinically useful and safe tool for monitoring patients with COVID-19. A prospective observational study of patients with COVID-19 diagnosed via a positive PCR test who were considered high-risk and who were monitored with telemedicine and telemonitoring in the Lugo Healthcare Area between March 17th and April 17th, 2020, was conducted. Two groups of patients were included: those in outpatient monitoring from the beginning and those in outpatient monitoring following hospital discharge. Every patient completed a clinical questionnaire with his or her temperature once per day and oxygen saturation levels three times per day. Proactive monitoring was done by getting in touch with every patient at least once a day. A total of 313 patients (52.4% female) with a mean age of 60.9 (SD 15.9) years were included. Two patients refused to participate in the program. Finally, 224 were monitored from the beginning and 89 patients were monitored after discharged. In the first group, 38 (16.90%) were referred to the Emergency department on 43 occasions; 18 (8.03%) were hospitalized, and two died. There were no deaths or lifethreatening at home. Including the patients monitored after hospitalization, monitoring was performed in 304 cases. One patient was readmited (0.32%) and another left the program (0.32%). The mean time of monitoring was 11.64 (SD 3.58) days and 224 (73.68%) patients were discharged during the 30 days the study lasted. Our data suggest that telemedicine with at-home telemonitoring, when used proactively, allows for clinically useful and safe monitoring of high-risk patients with COVID-19. Evaluar si la telemedicina con telemonitorización es una herramienta clínicamente útil y segura para el seguimiento de pacientes con COVID-19. Estudio observacional prospectivo de los pacientes con diagnóstico de COVID-19 por PCR positiva y considerados de alto riesgo que se siguieron con telemedicina y telemonitorización en el Área Sanitaria de Lugo entre el 17 de marzo y el 17 de abril del 2020. Se incluyeron 2 grupos de pacientes: seguimiento ambulatorio desde el inicio y tras el alta hospitalaria. Cada paciente remitió un cuestionario clínico al día con su temperatura y saturación de oxígeno 3 veces al día. El seguimiento fue proactivo, contactando con todos los pacientes al menos una vez al día. Se incluyó a 313 pacientes (52,4% mujeres) con edad media 60,9 (DE 15,9) años. Otros 2 pacientes rehusaron entrar en el programa. Desde el inicio, se siguió ambulatoriamente a 224 pacientes y a 89 pacientes tras su alta hospitalaria. Entre los primeros, 38 (16,90%) se remitieron a Urgencias en 43 ocasiones con 18 (8,03%) ingresos y 2 fallecidos. En los domicilios no hubo fallecimientos ni urgencias vitales. Incluyendo a los pacientes tras hospitalización, el seguimiento se realizó en 304 casos. Un paciente reingresó (0,32%) y otro abandonó (0,32%). El tiempo medio de seguimiento fue 11,64 (DE 3,58) días y en los 30 días del estudio 224 (73,68%) pacientes fueron dados de alta. Nuestros datos sugieren que la telemedicina con telemonitorización domiciliaria, utilizada de forma proactiva, permite un seguimiento clínicamente útil y seguro en pacientes con COVID-19 de alto riesgo.

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