The research agenda in ICU telemedicine: a statement from the Critical Care Societies Collaborative.

ABSTRACT: ICU telemedicine uses audiovisual conferencing technology to provide critical care from a remote location. Research is needed to best define the optimal use of ICU telemedicine, but efforts are hindered by methodological challenges and the lack of an organized delivery approach. We convened an interdisciplinary working group to develop a research agenda in ICU telemedicine, addressing both methodological and knowledge gaps in the field. To best inform clinical decision-making and health policy, future research should be organized around a conceptual framework that enables consistent descriptions of both the study setting and the telemedicine intervention. The framework should include standardized methods for assessing the preimplementation ICU environment and describing the telemedicine pr

SUBMITTER: Kahn JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3130530 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature