Prolonged Tele-Critical Care Utilization Is Associated With Improved ICU Outcomes: Evidence From Veterans Affairs Hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the impact of critical care telemedicine (tele-critical care [TCC]) implementation duration on clinical outcomes: ICU mortality, ICU length of stay (LOS), and mechanical ventilation utilization.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Thirty-five U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals (444 ICU beds) that used TCC between 2012 and 2020.

Patients

One hundred ninety-three thousand three hundred sixty-seven patient stays meeting specific inclusion criteria from 2012 to 2020 were included in the study.

Interventions

Critical care telemedicine (TCC) implementation.

Measurements and main results

The standardized ICU mortality rate was calculated by comparing patient outcomes to expected outcomes, utilizing critical

SUBMITTER: Nabian M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12577655 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature