title: Prognostic outcomes after the initiation of an electronic telemedicine intensive care unit (eICU) in a rural health system.
abstract: APACHE (Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation) mortality predictions and other outcomes are reported after the initiation of a telemedicine intensivist staffing program to monitor the intensive care unit patients of a rural health system. Mortality, length of ICU stay, and length of hospital stay were significantly less than predicted. Length of stay was identical to one year previously in the largest hospital reported, but the case mix index of severity had increased. More severely ill patients were being treated without increase in length of stay.
authors.forename: Edward T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Zawada
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kapaska
authors.forename: Pat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Herr
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aaronson
authors.forename: Joann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hurley
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bishop
authors.forename: Hikmat
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dagher
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kovaleski
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Melanson
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Burdge
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D018806:APACHE; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007902:Length of Stay; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012424:Rural Population; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome