title: Telemedicine consultation and monitoring for pediatric liver transplant.
abstract: Telemedicine provides the opportunity to bring medical expertise to the bedside, even if the medical expert is not physically near the patient. Internet technology has facilitated telemedicine allowing for voice, video and other data to be exchanged between remote locations. To date, applications of telemedicine to anesthesia (Teleanesthesia) have been limited. Previous work by Cone et al., (Anesth Analg 2006;1463-7) demonstrated the ability to direct an anesthetic in a remote location using satellite communication. In this report, we describe the use of telemedicine to support two cases of elective living related pediatric liver transplants performed at the Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute of Medical Sciences in Bangalore, India with preoperative and intraoperative consultation provided by physicians at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fiadjoe
authors.forename: Harshad
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gurnaney
authors.forename: Kanchi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Muralidhar
authors.forename: Surya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohanty
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Raja
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Viswanath
authors.forename: Srinivas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sonar
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rehman
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D001656:Biliary Atresia / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D020407:Internet; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D015143:Philadelphia; D019114:Remote Consultation; D017216:Telemedicine