title: The role of telemedicine in pediatric critical care.
abstract: Telemedicine technologies involve real-time, live, interactive video and audio communication and allow pediatric critical care physicians to have a virtual presence at the bedsides of critically ill children. Telemedicine use is increasing and will be a common in remote emergency departments, inpatient wards, and intensive care units for pediatric care. Hospitals and physicians that use telemedicine technologies provide higher quality of care, are more efficient in resource use with improved cost-effectiveness, and have higher satisfaction among patients, parents, and remote providers. More research will result in improved access to pediatric critical care expertise.
authors: Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and Anesthesiology, Telemedicine Program, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Oregon Health & Science University, 707 Southwest Gaines Road, Mail Code CDRC-P, Portland, OR 97239-2901, USA. Electronic address: ellenbym@ohsu.edu.
authors: Miles S
authors: MS
authors: Ellenby
authors: Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis Children's Hospital, 2516 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95811, USA.
authors: James P
authors: JP
authors: Marcin
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D017216:Telemedicine
keywords: Pediatric critical care; Remote monitoring; Tele-ICU; Telehealth; Telemedicine