@article{3a8ab0db93884ed7bf790f2ec4fc720c,
title = "TELEmedicine as an intervention for sepsis in emergency departments: a multicenter, comparative effectiveness study (TELEvISED Study)",
abstract = "Sepsis is a life-threatening infection that affects over 1.7 million Americans annually. Low-volume rural hospitals have worse sepsis outcomes, and emergency department (ED)-based telemedicine (tele-ED) has been one promising strategy for improving rural sepsis care. The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of tele-ED consultation on sepsis care and outcomes in rural ED patients. The TELEvISED study is a multicenter (n = 25) retrospective propensity-matched comparative effectiveness study of tele-ED care for rural sepsis patients in a mature tele-ED network. Telemedicine-exposed patients will be matched with non telemedicine patients using a propensity score to predict tele-ED use. The primary outcome is 28-day hospital free days, and secondary outcomes include adherence with guidelines, mortality and organ failure. ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04441944.",
keywords = "emergency service, hospital, hospitals, rural, sepsis, telemedicine",
author = "Mohr, {Nicholas M.} and Harland, {Karisa K.} and Okoro, {Uche E.} and Fuller, {Brian M.} and Kalyn Campbell and Swanson, {Morgan B.} and Simpson, {Stephen Q.} and Parker, {Edith A.} and Mack, {Luke J.} and Amanda Bell and Katie Dejong and Brett Faine and Anne Zepeski and Keith Mueller and Elizabeth Chrischilles and Carpenter, {Christopher R.} and Jones, {Michael P.} and Ward, {Marcia M.}",
note = "Funding Information: This study is supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (K08HS025753), the Institute for Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Iowa through a grant from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences at the NIH (UL1TR002537), and the Rural Telehealth Research Center through a grant from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration (U1CRH29074). These contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and National Institutes of Health, or the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. LJM, AB, and KD declare that they are employed by Avera eCARE, an organization that provides tele-ED services to rural hospitals. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed. No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 Future Medicine Ltd.",
year = "2021",
month = feb,
doi = "10.2217/cer-2020-0141",
language = "English",
volume = "10",
pages = "77--91",
journal = "Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research",
issn = "2042-6305",
number = "2",
}