Impact of telemedicine on mortality, hospital admissions, and length of stay in pediatric emergencies: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pediatric emergencies pose significant challenges in healthcare. Telemedicine offers a promising solution by enabling remote assessments, improving specialist access, reducing unnecessary ER visits and admissions, optimizing resources, and enhancing patient satisfaction. This systematic review and meta-analysis uniquely aimed to quantify the effect of telemedicine on key outcomes in pediatric emergency and post-emergency care.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Scopus, the Cochrane Library, and Web of Science to identify studies focusing on the impact of telemedicine in pediatric emergency settings. Both single- and double-arm studies were included. Statistical analysis was performed using RevMan and CMA software, with a random-effects model applied to all analyses. We a

SUBMITTER: Alansari AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12392495 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature