Patient outcomes of an international telepediatric cardiac critical care program

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 601-610

  Lopez Magallon, Alejandro José ^a   Otero, Andrea Victoria ^a   Welchering, Nils ^a   Bermon, Anderson ^b   Castillo, Victor ^b   Duran, Álvaro ^b   Castro, Javier ^b   Muñoz, Ricardo ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Cardiovascular Foundation of Colombia   (Colombia)

Author keywords

cardiology cardiovascular disease; pediatrics; telecardiology; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; HEART; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; OXYGENATION; PEDIATRICS; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; SURGERY;

CARDIOLOGY/CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHIC DATA; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; TELECARDIOLOGY; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM; TELEMEDICINE SERVICES;

TELEMEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COLOMBIA; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PENNSYLVANIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELECONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLOMBIA; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PENNSYLVANIA; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84938303110     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2014.0188     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Stromberg D. Pediatric cardiac intensivists: Are enough being trained? Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2004; 5: 391-392
2. Chang AC. Manpower shortage in pediatric cardiac intensive care: How can we undo this Gordian knot? Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2004; 5: 414-415
3. Sable C, Roca T, Gold J, Gutierrez A, Gulotta E, Culpepper W. Live transmission of neonatal echocardiograms from underserved areas: Accuracy, patient care, and cost. Telemed J. 1999; 5: 339-347
4. Dharmar M, Marcin JP. A picture is worth a thousand words: Critical care consultations to emergency departments using telemedicine. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2009; 10: 606-607
5. McCrossan BA, Sands AJ, Kileen T, et al. Fetal diagnosis of congenital heart disease by telemedicine. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2011; 96: F394-F397
6. Castela E, Ramalheiro G, Pires A, et al. Cinco anos de teleconsulta experiencia do Serviço de Cardiologia do Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra. Rev Port Cardiol. 2005; 24: 835-840
7. Belmont JM, Mattioli LF. Accuracy of analog telephonic stethoscopy for pediatric telecardiology. Pediatrics. 2003; 112: 780-786
8. Lilly CM, Cody S, Zhao H, et al. Hospital mortality, length of stay, and preventable complications among critically ill patients before and after tele-ICU reengineering of critical care processes. JAMA. 2011; 305: 2175-2183
9. Morrison JL, Cai Q, Davis N, Yan Y, Berbaum ML, Ries M, Solomon G. Clinical and economic outcomes of the electronic intensive care unit: Results from two community hospitals. Crit Care Med. 2010; 38: 2-8
10. Munoz R, Burbano NH, Motoa MV, et al. Telemedicine in pediatric cardiac critical care. Telemed J E Health. 2012; 18: 132-136
11. Otero AV, Lopez-Magallon AJ, Jaimes D, Motoa MV, Ruz Miguel, Erdenmeger J, Munoz R. International telemedicine in pediatric cardiac critical care: A multicenter experience. Telemed J E Health. 2014; 20: 619-625
12. Jenkins KJ. Risk adjustment for congenital heart surgery: The RACHS-1 method. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 2004; 7: 180-184
13. Burstein DS, Rossi AF, Jacobs JP, Checchia PA, Wernovsky G, Li JS, Pasquali SK. Variation in models of care delivery for children undergoing congenital heart surgery in the United States. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2010; 1(1): 8-14
14. Craig P, Dieppe P, Macintyre S, Mitchie S, Nazareth I, Petticrew M. Developing and evaluating complex interventions: The new Medical Research Council guidance. BMJ. 2008; 337: 979-983
15. Kansy A, Tobota Z, Maruszewski P, Maruszewski B. Analysis of 14,843 neonatal congenital heart surgical procedures in the European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery Congenital Database. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010; 89: 1255-1259