Outcomes Related to Telemedicine in the Intensive Care Unit: What We Know and Would Like to Know

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 225-237

  Venkataraman, Ramesh ^a   Ramakrishnan, Nagarajan ^a  

^a APOLLO HOSPITALS   (India)

Author keywords

Outcomes; Tele ICU; Tele intensivist; Tele monitoring; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

BURNOUT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JOB SATISFACTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RESIDENT; REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTENSIVE CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CRITICAL CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; JOB SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84925623124     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: 15578232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2014.12.003     Document Type: Review

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