Telehealth consultation before inter-hospital transfer after falls in a subacute hospital (the PREVENT-2 study).

Biswadev MitraAmelia LawJoseph MathewAmelia CrabtreeHelen MertinAndrew UnderhillMichael NoonanPeter HunterDe Villiers Smit

Published in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2022)

Telehealth consultation with a trauma specialist was associated with significant reduction of inter-hospital transfers, and significant reduction of CT imaging. This supports continuation of the service with scope for expansion and evaluation of patient-centred outcomes.

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