Rapid deployment of international tele-intensive care unit services in war-torn Syria

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 165-172

  Moughrabieh, Anas ^a   Weinert, Craig ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil disorder; Health services; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

CIVIL DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EUROPE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTENSIVIST; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; MODEL; NURSE; RADIOLOGY; SOCIAL MEDIA; SPEECH; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; TEACHING; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING; VOLUNTEER; HEALTH SERVICE; INTENSIVE CARE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TIME FACTOR; WARFARE;

CRITICAL CARE; EUROPE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SYRIA; TELEMEDICINE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WARFARE;

EID: 84988920250     PISSN: 23256621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201509-589OT     Document Type: Review

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