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. 2021 Aug 5;58(2):2100636.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.00636-2021. Print 2021 Aug.

Home monitoring reduced short stay admissions in suspected COVID-19 patients: COVID-box project

Ebru Dirikgil  1 , Rick Roos  1 , Geert H Groeneveld  2 , Christian Heringhaus  3 , Anna V Silven  4   5 , Annelieke H J Petrus  4   5 , Maria Villalobos-Quesada  4   5 , Roula Tsonaka  6 , Paul J M van der Boog  1 , Ton J Rabelink  1 , Willem Jan W Bos  1   7 , Niels H Chavannes  4   5 , Douwe E Atsma  5   8 , Y K Onno Teng  1
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Home monitoring reduced short stay admissions in suspected COVID-19 patients: COVID-box project

Ebru Dirikgil et al. Eur Respir J. .

Abstract

Tele-monitoring during the COVID-19 pandemic is recognised as a safe strategy to monitor patients at home. This is the first controlled study that demonstrates the effectiveness of home monitoring to reduce hospital admissions during a 28-day follow-up. https://bit.ly/39vvngH

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: E. Dirikgil reports grants from ZonMW (grant number 5000.9948), during the conduct of the study. Conflict of interest: R. Roos has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: G.H. Groeneveld has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: C. Heringhaus has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: A.V. Silven has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: A.H.J. Petrus has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: M. Villalobos-Quesada has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: R. Tsonaka has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: P.J.M. van der Boog has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: T.J. Rabelink has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: W.J.W. Bos has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: N.H. Chavannes has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: D.E. Atsma has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: Y.K.O. Teng reports grants from ZonMW (grant number 5000.9948), during the conduct of the study.

Comment in

  • Home-monitoring reduces hospital stay for COVID-19 patients.
    Grutters LA, Majoor KI, Pol-Mattern ESK, Hardeman JA, van Swol CFP, Vorselaars ADM. Grutters LA, et al. Eur Respir J. 2021 Nov 18;58(5):2101871. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01871-2021. Print 2021 Nov. Eur Respir J. 2021. PMID: 34561294 Free PMC article.

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