Tele-monitoring of ventilator-dependent patients: A European Respiratory Society Statement

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 648-663

  Ambrosino, Nicolino ^a   Vitacca, Michele ^b   Dreher, Michael ^c   Isetta, Valentina ^d,e   Montserrat, Josep M ^d,e   Tonia, Thomy ^f   Turchetti, Giuseppe ^g   Winck, Joao Carlos ^h   Burgos, Felip ^d   Kampelmacher, Michael ⁱ   Vagheggini, Guido ^a  

^a Clinical Department   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^g SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^h University of Porto   (Portugal)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPUTER SECURITY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC PATIENT RECORD; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POINT OF CARE SYSTEM; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE VENTILATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SOCIAL NETWORK; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMONITORING; TELEREHABILITATION; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VENTILATOR WEANING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HOME CARE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; PULMONOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE; TIME FACTOR;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; PULMONARY MEDICINE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE; TERMINAL CARE; TIME FACTORS; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 84986193586     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01721-2015     Document Type: Article

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