Effect of tele health care on exacerbations and hospital admissions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized clinical trial

International Journal of COPD

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1801-1808

  Ringbæk, Thomas ^a,b   Green, Allan ^a   Laursen, Lars Christian ^b,c   Frausing, Ejvind ^a   Brøndum, Eva ^a   Ulrik, Charlotte Suppli ^a,b  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Admissions; COPD; Exacerbations; Tele health care; Video consultations

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; ROFLUMILAST; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; STEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING CESSATION; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMONITORING; ALGORITHM; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENMARK; DISEASE COURSE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; LUNG; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OXIMETRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPIROMETRY; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMETRY; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BODY WEIGHT; DENMARK; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIMETRY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPIROMETRY; STEROIDS; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMETRY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 84940991375     PISSN: 11769106     EISSN: 11782005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/COPD.S85596     Document Type: Article

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