Does Home Monitoring with Pulse Oximetry Improve COVID-19 Outcomes?

Adding pulse oximetry to remote symptom-based monitoring did not reduce hospitalization or mortality.

Home monitoring of patients with COVID-19 can alleviate stresses on healthcare systems and has been associated with improved survival (JW Infect Dis Jan 2022 and Ann Intern Med 2021 Nov 16; [e-pub]). Now, investigators report outcomes associated with combining standard home monitoring with pulse oximetry in 1217 individuals with confirmed COVID-19. Participants were randomly assigned to standard home monitoring (twice daily texting tool) or standard home monitoring plus pulse oximetry. Among those receiving the combined intervention, 78% reported at least one pulse oximetry reading (mean, 10 readings per reporting patient).

Outcomes between groups were similar regarding hospitalization, death, and need for mechanical ventilation or supplemen…

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Daniel Kaul, MD

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Grant/Research SupportNobelpharma; Pfizer

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesAmerican Society of Transplantation (Program Committee)

Daniel Kaul, MD

Disclosures

Grant/Research SupportNobelpharma; Pfizer

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesAmerican Society of Transplantation (Program Committee)

Does Home Monitoring with Pulse Oximetry Improve COVID-19 Outcomes?

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