Outcomes related to telemedicine in the intensive care unit: what we know and would like to know

Ramesh Venkataraman; Nagarajan Ramakrishnan

doi:10.1016/j.ccc.2014.12.003

Outcomes related to telemedicine in the intensive care unit: what we know and would like to know

Crit Care Clin. 2015 Apr;31(2):225-37. doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2014.12.003. Epub 2015 Feb 7.

Authors

Ramesh Venkataraman¹, Nagarajan Ramakrishnan²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Critical Care Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, 21 Greams Lane, Chennai 600 006, India.
² Department of Critical Care Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, 21 Greams Lane, Chennai 600 006, India. Electronic address: nramakrishnan@icumedicine.com.

PMID: 25814451
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2014.12.003

Abstract

Telemedicine has been increasingly used in the intensive care unit setting (Tele-ICU) for providing care. Given the shortage of qualified intensivists and critical care nurses in the United States and the ever-increasing demand for intensive care services, Tele-ICU has been proposed as a strategy to bridge this supply/demand gap. The Tele-ICU staffing model provides for many important outcome benefits that have been evaluated over the years by several studies. In this review, the authors summarize the existing evidence and identify areas where further evaluation is warranted.

Keywords: Outcomes; Tele-ICU; Tele-intensivist; Tele-monitoring; Telemedicine.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Critical Care
Evidence-Based Medicine
Humans
Intensive Care Units* / organization & administration
Job Satisfaction
Quality of Health Care
Telemedicine / methods*
Treatment Outcome