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. 2021 Sep 22;115(1):61–68. doi: 10.1007/s12185-021-03219-2

Table 1.

Characteristics of patients and at-home episodes

Patients, n 105
Episodes, n 204
Median age, years (range) 63 (20–92)
Female, n (%) 50 (47%)
Diagnosis, n (%)
 MM 35 (33%)
 AML 27 (26%)
 NHL 16 (15%)
 MDS 15 (14%)
 ALL 5 (5%)
 Others 7 (7%)
Program, episodes (%)
Admission avoidance programs
 At home autologous HSCT 9 (5%)
 At home consolidation in acute leukemia 3 (1.5%)
 Monitoring and electrolyte replacement (early discharge) 43 (21%)
 Antimicrobial drugs delivery 16 (8%)
 Venetoclax dose ramp-up 4 (2%)
Day-hospital avoidance programs
 Azacitidine 83 (40%)
 Bortezomib 34 (16.5%)
 Carfilzomib 12 (6%)
Re-admissions, n (%)
 SARS-CoV-2 related pneumonia 4 (2%)
 Other causes 24 (12%)
  Febrile neutropenia 7
  Progression of underlying disease 4
  Other infections 8
  Other 5

ALL acute lymphoid leukemia, AML acute myeloid leukemia, HSCT hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, HL Hodgkin lymphoma, MM multiple myeloma, MDS Myelodysplastic syndrome, NHL non-Hodgkin lymphoma