[Efficacy of hospital at home (HaH) in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) with different degrees of severity].

Background And Objective: Different scientific societies propose the use of scales of severity and additional criteria (AC) in order to determine the setting for the treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP).The objective of this study is to correlate the risk regarding three clinical prediction rules (PSI, CURB-65 and PSCRUXO-80) and AC with the effectiveness of hospital at home (HaH).

Patients And Method: Evaluation of cases of CAP referred from the Emergency Unit to HaH between January 2000 and May 2008.

[Home intravenous antibiotic treatment: a study in 515 patients].

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of therapy, type of infection, hospital department of origin and outcome of 515 cases of infection requiring home intravenous antibiotic therapy treated by the home care service.

Methods: The clinical records of patients undergoing intravenous antibiotic therapy through the home care service over a 6-year period were retrospectively reviewed.

Results: A total of 439 patients (244M/195F; mean age, 55.

[Treatment of congestive heart failure in the setting of hospital at home. Study of 158 patients].

Background And Objective: Hospital at Home might become a suitable alternative to traditional hospital admissions for several exacerbated chronic diseases. Congestive heart failure represents an important workload at the hospital level. In this study we present the results of our experience with congestive heart failure patients attended in Hospital at Home regimen during the period 1999-2001.