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Med Crit 2010; 24 (4)

Robotics in critical care: telepresence in acute care facilities

Vázquez AGF, Larraza RS, González CNP, González Ó, Salinas AÁ, Camacho BRI

Language: Spanish
References: 22
Page: 178-184
PDF size: 215.64 Kb.


ABSTRACT

It is known that there is a shortage of specialists in critical care medicine around the world. Innovation in telecommunications with audio and video in real time along with robotics at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has been more accepted as a way to satisfy the shortage of specialists. Telepresence has improved communication face to face between doctors from suburban hospitals with critical care medicine specialists from high care hospitals. Through this new practice (Telepresence) among with Tele-ICU is possible to make medical attention closer, reducing distances and time to start specialist care to critically ill patients in places where there are not specialists’ available 24/7. Robots have capabilities to move freely around acute care facilities and are operated by a physician who is placed in a distant high care hospital. There is an improvement in quality of care, decrease in mortality rate, length of stay, reduction of time leg specialized diagnostics and specific treatment, decreasing the cost of medical attention. Recently, in Mexico a new program about Telepresence Robotics in Critical Care started in five suburban hospitals at the State of Mexico. The program includes rounds at the ICU and other advance life support processes.


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