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WeChat monitoring of home COVID patients
WeChat-based telemedicine monitored 74 home-quarantined COVID-19 patients; 8% needed admission and all recovered.
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How many monitored?
74 home-quarantined patients.
Source: Monitoring and Management of Home-Quarantined Patients With COVID-19 Using a WeChat-Based Telemedicine System: Retrospective Cohort Study · DOI · quote verified
Hospitalised share?
6 (8%).
Source: Monitoring and Management of Home-Quarantined Patients With COVID-19 Using a WeChat-Based Telemedicine System: Retrospective Cohort Study · DOI · quote verified
Recovery?
All 74 recovered.
Source: Monitoring and Management of Home-Quarantined Patients With COVID-19 Using a WeChat-Based Telemedicine System: Retrospective Cohort Study · DOI · quote verified
Platform?
WeChat-based telemedicine.
Source: Monitoring and Management of Home-Quarantined Patients With COVID-19 Using a WeChat-Based Telemedicine System: Retrospective Cohort Study · DOI · quote verified
Period?
January 6–31, 2020.
Source: Monitoring and Management of Home-Quarantined Patients With COVID-19 Using a WeChat-Based Telemedicine System: Retrospective Cohort Study · DOI · quote verified
Why telemedicine?
Monitor mild cases at home while hospitals were strained.
Source: Monitoring and Management of Home-Quarantined Patients With COVID-19 Using a WeChat-Based Telemedicine System: Retrospective Cohort Study · DOI · quote verified
Trigger for admission?
Signs of deterioration detected by the system.
Source: Monitoring and Management of Home-Quarantined Patients With COVID-19 Using a WeChat-Based Telemedicine System: Retrospective Cohort Study · DOI · quote verified
Design?
Retrospective cohort / care model report with outcomes.
Source: Monitoring and Management of Home-Quarantined Patients With COVID-19 Using a WeChat-Based Telemedicine System: Retrospective Cohort Study · DOI · quote verified
Limit?
No concurrent control; small N.
Source: Monitoring and Management of Home-Quarantined Patients With COVID-19 Using a WeChat-Based Telemedicine System: Retrospective Cohort Study · DOI · quote verified
Takeaway?
Structured remote monitoring can flag who needs hospital care.
Source: Monitoring and Management of Home-Quarantined Patients With COVID-19 Using a WeChat-Based Telemedicine System: Retrospective Cohort Study · DOI · quote verified