Table 2.

Baseline characteristics and outcomes of patients aged ≥70 years (n = 65).

Characteristics
Age, years, median (IQR)	81 (76–87)
Male, n (%)	26 (40)
Clinical frailty scale 2 weeks prior to first visit, median (IQR)	4 (3–6)
Time from onset to intervention, days, median (IQR)	4 (2–7)
Time from diagnosis to intervention, days, median (IQR)	1 (1–3)
Intervention period, days, median (IQR)	10 (7–15)
Number of visits
Doctor, n, median (IQR)	7 (4–9)
Nurse, n, median (IQR)	7 (0–14)
Pharmacist, n, median (IQR)	1 (0–3)
Number of telephone examination, n, median (IQR)	2 (1–5)
Patients’ symptom
Fever (≥37.3 °C), n (%)	52 (80)
Fever (≥38.0 °C), n (%)	38 (58)
Hypoxia (SpO2 ≤ 92%), n (%)	29 (45)
Intervention
Frequency of blood test, n, median (IQR)	2 (1–4)
Intravenous fluid administration, n (%)	30 (46)
Oxygen administration, n (%)	25 (38)
Steroid administration, n (%)	16 (24)
Ultrasound (lung, heart, lower extremity), n (%)	6 (9.2)
Outcomes
Hospitalized, n (%)	15 (23)
In-hospital death, n (%)	3 (4.6)