Deployment and early experience with remote-presence patient care in a community hospital

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-56

  Petelin, J B ^a   Nelson, M E ^a   Goodman, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Remote control; Remote presence; Remote presence interaction; Robot; RP6; Telemedicine; Telerounding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS;

ATTITUDE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; NURSES; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; ROBOTICS; TELEMEDICINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33845606675     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0261-z     Document Type: Article

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