Telemedicine in Pediatric Intensive Care Units: Perspectives From a Brazilian Experience.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

To present the implementation of a telemedicine project (TeleICU) in pediatric intensive care units (ICU) throughout different Brazilian regions.

Recent findings

Although telemedicine in pediatric ICUs has shown evidence of benefit in numerous studies with potential to 18 mitigate existing disparities, in Brazil, its use is still under development. Brazil has several opportunities for implementing this resource since, according to the National Registry of Healthcare 20 Establishments (NRHE), there is a discrepancy in the density of pediatric intensive care physicians per patient and the availability 21 of pediatric ICU beds per number of inhabitants.

Summary

Health technologies are being widely used to fill gaps in the healthcare system. Telemedicine

SUBMITTER: Jacovas VC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8274668 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature