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Editorial
. 2023 Aug;131(2):212-214.
doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.04.011. Epub 2023 May 18.

Digitally-enabled remote critical care: the challenges of geography and history?

Daniele Bryden  1 , Jack Parry-Jones  2 , Dale Gardiner  3 , Rob Bevan  4 , Ravi Mahajan  5
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Editorial

Digitally-enabled remote critical care: the challenges of geography and history?

Daniele Bryden et al. Br J Anaesth. 2023 Aug.

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has rejuvenated interest in the possibility of using telemedicine as an approach to providing critical care services to patients in remote areas. Conceptual and governance considerations remain unaddressed. We summarise the first steps in a recent collaborative effort between key organisations in Australia, India, New Zealand, and the UK, and call for an international consensus on standards with due considerations to governance and regulation of this emerging clinical practice.

Keywords: COVID-19; intensive care; remote critical care; tele-ICU; telemedicine; workforce.

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