Critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Forum
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Review Meta Analysis
The effect of telemedicine in critically ill patients: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Telemedicine extends intensivists' reach to critically ill patients cared for by other physicians. Our objective was to evaluate the impact of telemedicine on patients' outcomes. ⋯ Telemedicine was associated with lower ICU and hospital mortality among critically ill patients, although effects varied among studies and may be overestimated in nonrandomized designs. The optimal telemedicine technology configuration and dose tailored to ICU organization and case mix remain unclear.