Centralized monitoring and virtual consultant models of tele-ICU care: A systematic review

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Ramnath, Venktesh R ^a   Ho, Lawrence ^b   Maggio, Lauren A ^c   Khazeni, Nayer ^c,d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

remote monitoring; remote presence; tele intensive care unit; teleconsultation; telecritical care; telehealth

Indexed keywords

FINANCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL COMPUTING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TELEMEDICINE;

REMOTE MONITORING; REMOTE PRESENCE; TELECONSULTATION; TELECRITICAL CARE; TELEHEALTH;

MONITORING;

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PROCEDURES; TELEMEDICINE; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84907911619     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2013.0352     Document Type: Review

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