International telemedicine in pediatric cardiac critical care: A multicenter experience

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 619-625

  Otero, Andrea Victoria ^a   Lopez Magallon, Alejandro Jose ^a   Jaimes, Diana ^b   Motoa, Maria Victoria ^c   Ruz, Miguel ^d   Erdmenger, Julio ^e   Muñoz, Ricardo A ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Cardiovascular Foundation of Colombia   (Colombia)

^c FUNDACIÓN VALLE DEL LILI   (Colombia)

^d Clinical Laboratory Congregacion Mariana   (Colombia)

^e Children's Hospital of Mexico Federico Gomez   (Mexico)

Author keywords

cardiology cardiovascular disease; pediatrics; telecardiology; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PEDIATRICS; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; SURVEYS;

CARDIOLOGY/CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DESCRIPTIVE STUDIES; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; QUALITY OF COMMUNICATION; TELECARDIOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE ENCOUNTER; TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM; TELEMEDICINE SERVICES;

TELEMEDICINE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; TELEMEDICINE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; INTERNATIONALITY; LATIN AMERICA; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84903601096     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2013.0307     Document Type: Article

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