Assisting the transition from hospital to home for children with major congenital heart disease by telemedicine: A feasibility study and initial results

Medical Informatics and the Internet in Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 297-304

  McCrossan, B ^a   Morgan, G ^a   Grant, B ^a   Sands, A ^a   Craig, B ^a   Casey, F ^a  

^a ROYAL BELFAST HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital heart disease; ISDN 6; Videoconferencing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE TELEMETRY; VIDEOCONFERENCING; VIDEORECORDING; CHILD CARE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; ECONOMICS; INFANT; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PATIENT CARE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; MALE; PARENTS; TELEMEDICINE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 39649103674     PISSN: 14639238     EISSN: 14645246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14639230701791611     Document Type: Article

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