REAL-WORLD CLINICAL EVALUATION AND COSTS OF TELEMEDICINE FOR CHRONIC WOUND MANAGEMENT.
Source: Le Goff-Pronost et al., 2018 - Pubmed ID: 30369340
Setting: France, Hospital
CT-pro
Follow up: 9 months
Sample size:
Total: 116
IG: 77
CG: 39
Inclusion criteria:
- Chronic noncancerous wound
Video consultation (Tablet computer)
- Data record (photographs) and transmission
- Examine wounds healing
- Symptoms
Intervention: Telemedicine for the follow-up of complex chronic wounds (TELAP Network). Management of wound care by the general practitioner and private home-care nurse, who were linked by teleconsultation (or tele-expertise) to the expert healthcare network team (a nurse and the dermatologist). Patients are seen by the dermatologist for outpatient visits on the inclusion day, on month1, 3, 6, and 9
Duration: 9 months
Add on: NA
Control group: Usual care
Clinical effect:
- Time to healing↓
- Wounds reaching target objective→
Patient safety: NA
Patient experiences: NA
Staff experiences: NA
Investment:
Equipment
- Tablet
Running:
Equipment
- Tablet
Staff
- Monitoring
Organization:
- Cooperation between hospital and primary care
Health care utilization:
- Outpatient care costs→
- Travel costs↓
- Hospitalizations→
- LOS→
- Consultations during the study↑