Re-admissions to hospital and patient satisfaction among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease after telemedicine video consultation - A retrospective pilot study

Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Saleh, Safaa ^a   Larsen, Jan Petter ^a,b   Bergsåker Aspøy, Johannes ^a   Grundt, Heidi ^a,b  

^a STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); Hospital re admission; Length of hospital stay; Patient satisfaction; Telemedicine video consultation (TVC)

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; SALBUTAMOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STEROID THERAPY; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMEDICINE VIDEO CONSULTATION;

EID: 84901848100     PISSN: 1828695X     EISSN: 20496958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2049-6958-9-6     Document Type: Article

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