Nicholas J Radcliffe, Liza Lau, Emma Hack, Andrew Huynh, Arvind Puri, Henry Yao, Aaron Wong, Sabrina Kohler, Maggie Chua, Sanka Amadoru, Cilla Haywood, Paul Yates
BACKGROUND: Residential InReach presents an alternative to hospital admission for aged care residents swabbed for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), although relative outcomes remain unknown. AIMS: To compare rates and predictors of 28-day mortality for aged care residents seen by InReach with COVID-19, or 'suspected COVID-19' (sCOVID), including hospital versus InReach-based care. METHODS: Prospective observational study of consecutive patients referred to a Victorian InReach service meeting COVID-19 testing criteria between April and October 2020 (prevaccine availability)...
August 25, 2022: Internal Medicine Journal