Telemedicine infectious diseases consultations and clinical outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Telemedicine use is increasing in many specialties, but its impact on clinical outcomes in infectious diseases has not been systematically studied and reviewed. The proposed systematic review will evaluate the current evidence regarding the effect of telemedicine infectious diseases consultation on a range of clinical outcomes, including mortality, hospital readmission, antimicrobial use, and cost.

Method/design

Standard systematic review methodology will be used, with searches of Ovid MEDLINE 1946-, https://embase.com/ 1947-, Scopus 1823-, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and https://clinicaltrials.gov/ 1997-. There will be no restriction on language or year of publication. The primary outco

SUBMITTER: Burnham JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6554925 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature