Tele-ICU: Experience to date

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-22

  Lilly, Craig M ^a,b   Thomas, Eric J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Critical care; Health information system; Monitoring; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMONITORING;

ADULT; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 76149116581     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066609349216     Document Type: Review

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