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ArticleBMC research notes2026

Survey to evaluate clinical benefits and acceptance in international tele-intensive care unit collaboration.

Franziska Lezius, Karin Steinecke, Anne Herholz, Stephen Schüürhuis, Vadym Terentyuk, Ivan Lisnyy, Khkmat Anvarov, Fathima Paruk, Jens-Peter König, Joachim Grosse and 4 more

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Franziska LeziusDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany. franziska.lezius@charite.de.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1346-9325
Karin SteineckeDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
Anne HerholzDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
Stephen SchüürhuisInstitute of Biometry and Clinical Epidemiology, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Vadym TerentyukBogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Ivan LisnyyDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, National Cancer Institute, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Khkmat AnvarovRepublican Research Centre of Emergency Medicine and Central Asian University, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Fathima ParukDepartment of Critical Care, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Jens-Peter KönigDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Sana Klinikum Lichtenberg, Berlin, Germany.
Joachim GrosseDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Wesel, Wesel, Germany.
Andreas EdelDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
Daniel HechlerCentre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens (ZBS), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
Claudia D SpiesDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
Björn WeissDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTele-intensive care unit (TICU) networks have evolved quickly in recent years and have proved their value in providing care for the critically ill. Objective measures to assess performance and quantify success e.g. clinical and economic outcome parameters are desirable but not easily accessible in international collaboration with very diverse clinical settings and legal prerequisites. Therefore, we initiated a study to evaluate the performance in our tele-intensive care unit network.

methodsWe conducted an online survey addressing clinical staff at ten spoke sites in four countries connected to one TICU hub to assess subjective clinical benefit, acceptance and potential for improvement.

resultsThe majority of the 30 participants felt well supported clinically and personally, with a high acceptance and trust as well as a positive working relationship in tele-medical collaboration. Ethical principles and data protection were discovered to be persistently of utmost significance in tele-intensive care unit networks.

conclusionInternational telemedicine in critical care is perceived positively without major differences between diverse health care systems when crossing borders, showing potential for improvement to guide future clinical and research approaches. Clinical trial registiry: The study was registered on August 11th, 2023 with the German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS-IDDRKS00032246; https://www.drks.de/search/de/trial/DRKS00032246/details ).

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Attitude of Health PersonnelCritical CareIntensive Care UnitsInternational CooperationTelemedicineAdultFemaleHumansMaleSurveys and QuestionnairesAcceptanceBenefitsData protectionEthical concernsIntensive care unitTelemedicine

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