Preadmission anesthesia consultation using telemedicine technology: A pilot study

Anesthesiology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1605-1607

  Wong, David T ^a,b   Kamming, Damon ^a   Salenieks, Mary Ellen ^c   Go, Katharyn ^a   Kohm, Catherine ^b   Chung, Frances ^a  

^a Department of Anesthesia ^*

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 2542426400     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200406000-00038     Document Type: Article

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