Tele-ICU Supports Improved Patient Care
HospiMedica.com
August 10, 2011
A new study shows that using a tele-intensive care unit (tele-ICU) favorably affects hospital mortality, length of stay, best practice adherence, and preventable complications.
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS; Worcester, USA) conducted a prospective pre- and post-study of 6,290 adults admitted to any of 7 ICUs (3 medical, 3 surgical, and 1 mixed cardiovascular) on two campuses of an academic medical center from April 2005 through September 2007...
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