Cross-sectional study of the ambulance transport between healthcare facilities with medical support via telemedicine: Easy, effective, and safe tool.

<h4>Background</h4>Feasibility and safety of ambulance transport between healthcare facilities with medical support exclusively via telemedicine are unknown.<h4>Methods</h4>This was a retrospective study with a single telemedicine center reference for satellite emergency depa...

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Autores principales:	Carlos H S Pedrotti, Tarso A D Accorsi, Karine De Amicis Lima, Jose R de O Silva Filho, Renata A Morbeck, Eduardo Cordioli
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:25e1ef244317462c88a48408b8685f9c2021-12-02T20:13:58ZCross-sectional study of the ambulance transport between healthcare facilities with medical support via telemedicine: Easy, effective, and safe tool.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0257801https://doaj.org/article/25e1ef244317462c88a48408b8685f9c2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257801https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>Feasibility and safety of ambulance transport between healthcare facilities with medical support exclusively via telemedicine are unknown.<h4>Methods</h4>This was a retrospective study with a single telemedicine center reference for satellite emergency departments of the same hospital. The study population was all critically ill patients admitted to one of the peripheral units from November 2016 to May 2020 and who needed to be transferred to the main building. Telemedicine-assisted transportation was performed by an emergency specialist. The inclusion criteria included patients above the age of 15 and initial stabilization performed at the emergency department. Unstable, intubated, ST-elevation myocardial infarction and acute stroke patients were excluded. There was a double-check of safety conditions by the nurse and the remote doctor before the ambulance departure. The primary endpoint was the number of telemedicine-guided interventions during transport.<h4>Results</h4>2840 patients were enrolled. The population was predominantly male (53.2%) with a median age of 60 years. Sepsis was the most prevalent diagnosis in 28% of patients, followed by acute coronary syndromes (8.5%), arrhythmia (6.7%), venous thromboembolism (6.1%), stroke (6.1%), acute abdomen (3.6%), respiratory distress (3.3%), and heart failure (2.5%). Only 22 (0.8%) patients required telemedicine-assisted support during transport. Administration of oxygen therapy and analgesics were the most common recommendations made by telemedicine emergency physicians. There were no communication problems in the telemedicine-assisted group.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Telemedicine-assisted ambulance transportation between healthcare facilities of stabilized critically ill patients may be an option instead of an onboard physician. The frequency of clinical support requests by telemedicine is minimal, and most evaluations are of low complexity and easily and safely performed by trained nurses.Carlos H S PedrottiTarso A D AccorsiKarine De Amicis LimaJose R de O Silva FilhoRenata A MorbeckEduardo CordioliPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 9, p e0257801 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Carlos H S Pedrotti Tarso A D Accorsi Karine De Amicis Lima Jose R de O Silva Filho Renata A Morbeck Eduardo Cordioli Cross-sectional study of the ambulance transport between healthcare facilities with medical support via telemedicine: Easy, effective, and safe tool.
description	<h4>Background</h4>Feasibility and safety of ambulance transport between healthcare facilities with medical support exclusively via telemedicine are unknown.<h4>Methods</h4>This was a retrospective study with a single telemedicine center reference for satellite emergency departments of the same hospital. The study population was all critically ill patients admitted to one of the peripheral units from November 2016 to May 2020 and who needed to be transferred to the main building. Telemedicine-assisted transportation was performed by an emergency specialist. The inclusion criteria included patients above the age of 15 and initial stabilization performed at the emergency department. Unstable, intubated, ST-elevation myocardial infarction and acute stroke patients were excluded. There was a double-check of safety conditions by the nurse and the remote doctor before the ambulance departure. The primary endpoint was the number of telemedicine-guided interventions during transport.<h4>Results</h4>2840 patients were enrolled. The population was predominantly male (53.2%) with a median age of 60 years. Sepsis was the most prevalent diagnosis in 28% of patients, followed by acute coronary syndromes (8.5%), arrhythmia (6.7%), venous thromboembolism (6.1%), stroke (6.1%), acute abdomen (3.6%), respiratory distress (3.3%), and heart failure (2.5%). Only 22 (0.8%) patients required telemedicine-assisted support during transport. Administration of oxygen therapy and analgesics were the most common recommendations made by telemedicine emergency physicians. There were no communication problems in the telemedicine-assisted group.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Telemedicine-assisted ambulance transportation between healthcare facilities of stabilized critically ill patients may be an option instead of an onboard physician. The frequency of clinical support requests by telemedicine is minimal, and most evaluations are of low complexity and easily and safely performed by trained nurses.
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author	Carlos H S Pedrotti Tarso A D Accorsi Karine De Amicis Lima Jose R de O Silva Filho Renata A Morbeck Eduardo Cordioli
author_facet	Carlos H S Pedrotti Tarso A D Accorsi Karine De Amicis Lima Jose R de O Silva Filho Renata A Morbeck Eduardo Cordioli
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title	Cross-sectional study of the ambulance transport between healthcare facilities with medical support via telemedicine: Easy, effective, and safe tool.
title_short	Cross-sectional study of the ambulance transport between healthcare facilities with medical support via telemedicine: Easy, effective, and safe tool.
title_full	Cross-sectional study of the ambulance transport between healthcare facilities with medical support via telemedicine: Easy, effective, and safe tool.
title_fullStr	Cross-sectional study of the ambulance transport between healthcare facilities with medical support via telemedicine: Easy, effective, and safe tool.
title_full_unstemmed	Cross-sectional study of the ambulance transport between healthcare facilities with medical support via telemedicine: Easy, effective, and safe tool.
title_sort	cross-sectional study of the ambulance transport between healthcare facilities with medical support via telemedicine: easy, effective, and safe tool.
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publishDate	2021
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Cross-sectional study of the ambulance transport between healthcare facilities with medical support via telemedicine: Easy, effective, and safe tool.

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