A multicenter study of ICU telemedicine reengineering of adult critical care

Chest

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 500-507

  Lilly, Craig M ^a,c,d,f   McLaughlin, John M ^e   Zhao, Huifang ^c,d   Baker, Stephen P ^b,d   Cody, Shawn ^c,f  

^a Nuclear Medicine Department   (United Kingdom)

^b Clinical and Population Health Research Program   (United Kingdom)

^c Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Mighty Crow Media   (United States)

^f UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVIST; JOB PERFORMANCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RESPONSE TIME; SURVIVAL; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896745275     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.13-1973     Document Type: Article

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