Treatment of elderly patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis, even with comorbidity, at home.

Background: Elderly patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis are usually hospitalized. The aim of this study is to compare the outcomes of elderly patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis who were treated at home versus traditional Hospitalization.

Methods: Prospective study from March 2011 to September 2012 including patients over 70 years with uncomplicated diverticulitis admitted to Hospital at Home Unit and to Conventional Hospitalization from the Emergency Department.

Implementation of a quality management system according to 9001 standard in a hospital in the home unit: changes and achievements.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe changes and results obtained after implementation of a quality management system (QMS) according to ISO standards in a Hospital in the Home (HIH) Unit.

Design/methodology/approach: The paper describes changes made and outcomes achieved. This took part in the HiH Unit, Clinico Hospital, Madrid, Spain, and looked at admissions, mean stay, patient satisfaction, adverse events, returns to hospital, no admitted referrals, complaints, compliance to protocols, equipment failures and resolution of urgent consultations.

Home treatment of patients with acute cholecystitis.

Background: Patients with acute cholecystitis are treated in Hospital. The aim of the study was to analyze the security and efficacy of treating not-operated-on patients with acute cholecystitis in Hospital in the Home (HIH).

Methods: Prospective study from January 2010 to May 2011 including all patients diagnosed with acute cholecystitis, not operated on and without comorbidities admitted to HIH Unit from the Emergency Department Short Stay Unit and Observation Unit.

Patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis and comorbidity can be treated at home.

Background: Patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis and comorbidity are usually hospitalized. We analyze the efficacy and safety of treating these patients in Hospital at Home.

Methods: Prospective study since January 2007 to December 2009.

A prospective study of the management of non-massive pulmonary embolism in the home.

Background: The objective of this study is to compare the characteristics, outcomes, and clinical complications of patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) who were treated at home as outpatients versus traditional hospitalization.

Methods: Prospective study from January 2006 to June 2007. Selected patients diagnosed at the Emergency Department with stable non-massive pulmonary embolism that met standard inclusion criteria of Hospital at Home (HH) were treated at home.