Robotic Telepresence: Past, Present, and Future

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 593-596

  Chung, Kevin K ^a   Grathwohl, Kurt W ^a   Poropatich, Ron K ^b   Wolf, Steven E ^a   Holcomb, John B ^a  

^a US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b U S ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND MATERIEL COMMAND   (United States)

Author keywords

anesthesia; critical care; remote presence; robotic telepresence; robotics; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE;

ANESTHESIA; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ROBOTICS; TELEMEDICINE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 34547158065     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2007.04.013     Document Type: Review

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