COVID-19 and the Transformation of Intensive Care Unit Telemedicine - 15/09/22

Doi : 10.1016/j.ccm.2022.05.007

Eric W. Cucchi, MS, PA-C ^a, Scott E. Kopec, MD ^b, Craig M. Lilly, MD ^c,^⁎
^a Digital Medicine Program, UMass Memorial Medical Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Graduate School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts, 281 Lincoln Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
^b Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
^c Medicine, Surgery, and Anesthesiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Ave. North, Worcester, MA 01605, USA

^∗Corresponding author.

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Résumé

The concept of telecritical care has evolved over several decades. ICU Telemedicine providers using both the hub-and-spoke ICU telemedicine center and consultative service delivery models offered their services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telemedicine center responses were more efficient, timely, and widely used than those of the consultative model. Bedside nurses, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and respiratory therapists incorporated the use of ICU telemedicine tools into their practices and more frequently requested critical care specialist telemedicine support.

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Keywords : Telemedicine, Telehealth, Tele-ICU, Digital health, Digital medicine, Critical care, COVID-19