| Autor: |
Brebner, E. M., Brebner, J. A., Ruddick-Bracken, H., Wootton, R., Ferguson, J., Palombo, A., Pedley, D., Rowlands, A., Fraser, S. |
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Journal of Telemedicine & Telecare; Feb2004, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p16-20, 5p, 1 Black and White Photograph, 3 Charts, 3 Graphs, 1 Map |
| Abstrakt: |
We evaluated an accident and emergency teleconsultation service provided to 14 community hospitals in north-east Scotland. Each community hospital was equipped with a videoconferencing system and a document camera to allow transmission of radiographs. The network used 384 kbit/s ISDN connections. A total of 1392 teleconsultations were recorded during a 12-month study period. Seventy-seven per cent of patients (n = 1072) were managed locally and 23% (n = 320) were transferred to Aberdeen. The majority (95%) of teleconsultations were conducted on weekdays, and 90% of these occurred between the hours of 09:00 and 16:00. The mean delay in contacting a doctor was 9 min and the mean consultation time was 10 min. The majority of patients were suffering from fractures or suspected fractures of the limbs. Radiograph transmission was used in 75% of all teleconsultations. A high degree of satisfaction was recorded by all users of the service. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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