ArticleJournal of telemedicine and telecare2021
Provider-to-provider telemedicine improves adherence to sepsis bundle care in community emergency departments.
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- Provider-to-provider telemedicine for sepsis is used less frequently in communities with high social vulnerability.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2025Article
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- The Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine Position Statement on the Management of Sepsis in Resource-limited Settings.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2024Article
- Outcomes Associated With Rural Emergency Department Provider-to-Provider Telehealth for Sepsis Care: A Multicenter Cohort Study.Annals of emergency medicine · 2023Article
- Can an End-to-End Telesepsis Solution Improve the Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Management Bundle-1 Metrics for Sepsis Patients Admitted From the Emergency Department to the Hospital?Critical care explorations · 2022Article
- Concept review of regionalized systems of acute care: Is regionalization the next frontier in sepsis care?Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2022Article
- Do Hospitals Providing Telehealth in Emergency Departments Have Lower Emergency Department Costs?Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2021Article
- Reconstructive Microsurgery in the COVID-19 Environment.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2021Article
- TELEmedicine as an intervention for sepsis in emergency departments: a multicenter, comparative effectiveness study (TELEvISED Study).Journal of comparative effectiveness research · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionSepsis is a life-threatening emergency. Together, early recognition and intervention decreases mortality. Protocol-based resuscitation in the emergency department (ED) has improved survival in sepsis patients, but guideline-adherent care is less common in low-volume EDs. This study examined the association between provider-to-provider telemedicine and adherence with sepsis bundle components in rural community hospitals.
methodsThis is a prospective cohort study of adults presenting with sepsis or septic shock in community EDs participating in rural telemedicine networks. The primary outcome was adherence to four sepsis bundle requirements: lactate measurement within 3 hours, blood culture before antibiotics, broad-spectrum antibiotics, and adequate fluid resuscitation. Multivariable generalized estimating equations estimated the association between telemedicine and adherence.
resultsIn this cohort ( DISCUSSION: Telemedicine patients were more likely to receive initial blood lactate measurement, timely broad-spectrum antibiotics, and adequate fluid resuscitation. In rural, community EDs, telemedicine may improve sepsis care and potentially reduce disparities in sepsis outcomes at low-volume facilities. Future work should identify specific components of telemedicine-augmented care that improve performance with sepsis quality indicators.
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