Tele-ICU Management of a Trauma Patient at a Peripheral Center

Telehealth and Medicine Today April 30, 2024
Praveen Haranath, MBBS, MPH, FCCP, Hima Bindu Kotamarthy, MBBS, MD, FNB, Sri Ramya Ganti, MBBS, MD, MRCP, DS Srinivas, MBBS, MD

Methods: A 23-year-old male was admitted to a peripheral center following a fall from a tractor. Examination at admission revealed a conscious, stable patient with significant chest pain. The tele-ICU (intensive care unit) was called, and when they received the patient, he was stabilized and managed immediately. The tele-ICU connection was provided through the Command Center in Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, India, which is connected to multiple spoke locations at peripheral centers using audio-visual aids. An intensivist is available 24 h daily to provide critical care services to the peripheral centers through audio-visual aids. The tele-ICU connection is provided to the peripheral centers through commercial audio-visual and bedside data transfer devices. The tele-ICU team supervised the primary survey remotely...

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