Effect of Telemedicine Support for Intraoperative Anaesthesia Care on Postoperative Outcomes: The TECTONICS Randomised Clinical Trial.
Christopher Ryan KingBradley A FritzStephen H GregoryThaddeus P BudelierArbi Ben AbdallahAlex KronzerDaniel L HelstenBrian TorresSherry L McKinnonSandhya TripathiMohamed AbdelhackShreya GoswamiArianna Montes de OcaDivya MehtaMiguel A ValdezEvangelos KaranikolasOmokhaye HigoPaul KerbyBernadette HenrichsTroy S WildesMary C PolitiJoanna AbrahamMichael S AvidanThomas G Kannampallilnull nullPublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2024)
In this large RCT of a novel application of telemedicine-based remote monitoring and decision support using real-time alerts and case reviews, we found no significant differences in postoperative outcomes. Large-scale intraoperative telemedicine is feasible, and we suggest future avenues where it may be impactful.