Rapid Implementation and Innovative Applications of a Virtual Intensive Care Unit During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Study.

Atiya Dhala Farzan Sasangohar Bita A Kash Nima Ahmadi Faisal N Masud

Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2020)

Telecritical care has been established as an advantageous mechanism for the delivery of critical care expertise during the expedited rollout of the vICU at Houston Methodist Hospital. Overall responses from patients, families, and physicians are in favor of continued vICU care; however, further research is required to examine the impact of innovative applications of telecritical care in the treatment of critically ill patients.

Keyphrases

healthcare
intensive care unit
quality improvement
palliative care
primary care
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
affordable care act
pain management
prognostic factors
emergency department
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
replacement therapy