TABLE 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the remote monitoring cohort
| Whole cohort | No readmission | Readmission | |
| Patients n | 18 | 14 | 4 |
| Age years | 48 (41–60) | 46 (37–57) | 56 (48–63) |
| Male | 12 (66.6) | 11 (78.5) | 1 (25) |
| Female | 6 (33.3) | 3 (21.5) | 3 (75) |
| Current smoker | 1 (5.5) | 1 (7.1) | 0 (0) |
| Ex-smoker | 5 (2.7) | 4 (28.5) | 1 (25) |
| Interval between symptom onset and admission days | 9 (5.75–11.25) | 8.5 (4.25–10.5) | 10 (8.25–13.25) |
| Length of initial hospital admission days | 8 (5.5–11.5) | 10 (6.75–12.25) | 4 (3–7) |
| Required supplemental oxygen | 16 (89) | 13 (92.8) | 3 (75) |
| ICU admission | 4 (22) | 4 (28.5) | 0 (0) |
| Mechanical ventilation | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| NIV | 5 (27) | 5 (35.7) | 0 (0) |
| Received hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin | 13 (72) | 10 (71.4) | 3 (75) |
| Time on home monitor days | 12 (9.75–18) | 12.5 (10–18) | 5.5 (2–10) |
| Number of data inputs | 46.5 (27.25–68.75) | 51 (37.25–68.75) | 10.5 (4.5–99.75) |
| Mean number of data inputs per day | 4.58 | 3.99 | 5.7 |
| SpO2 for all data % | 96 (95.75–97) | 96 (96–97) | 94.5 (92.5–96) |
| Number of alerts | 1 (0.5–4.5) | 1 (0–4) | 3 (1.25–14.5) |
| SpO2 for alerts % | 92 (92–93) | 93 (92–93) | 91.5 (89.5–92) |
Data are presented as median (interquartile range) or n (%), unless otherwise stated. Data for readmission patients relates to the initial hospital admission only. ICU: intensive care unit; NIV: noninvasive ventilation; SpO2: peripheral capillary oxygen saturation.