The Role of Telemedicine in Pediatric Critical Care

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 275-290

  Ellenby, Miles S ^a   Marcin, James P ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Pediatric critical care; Remote monitoring; Tele ICU; Telehealth; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; CONSULTATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; CHILD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY;

CHILD; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84925412027     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: 15578232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2014.12.006     Document Type: Review

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