Telemedicine pre-anesthesia evaluation: A randomized pilot trial

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 211-216

  Applegate, Richard L ^a   Gildea, Brett ^a   Patchin, Rebecca ^a   Rook, James L ^a   Wolford, Brent ^a   Nyirady, Janice ^a   Dawes, Terry Ann ^a   Faltys, John ^a   Ramsingh, Davinder S ^a   Stier, Gary ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

information management; telecommunications; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EVENTS; AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTERS; OUTCOME MEASURES; PATIENT CARE; POSITIVE PREDICTIVE VALUES; PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED TRIAL;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; SURGERY; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS;

TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELECONSULTATION; TIME; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY MANAGEMENT; ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84875151181     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2012.0132     Document Type: Article

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