Telehealth for paediatric burn patients in rural areas: a retrospective audit of activity and cost savings
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Burns
Publisher
Elsevier
School
School of Nursing and Midwifery / Centre for Innovative Practice
RAS ID
22138
Abstract
Since 2005, the Western Australian paediatric burn unit has provided a state-wide clinical consultancy and support service for the assessment and management of acute and rehabilitative burn patients via its telehealth service. Since then, the use of this telehealth service has steadily increased as it has become imbedded in the model of care for paediatric burn patients. Primarily, the service involves acute and long term patient reviews conducted by the metropolitan-located burn unit in contact with health practitioners, advising patients and their families who reside outside the metropolitan area thereby avoiding unnecessary transfers and inpatient bed days. A further benefit of the paediatric burn service using telehealth is more efficient use of tertiary level burn unit beds, with only those patients meeting clinical criteria for admission being transferred.
DOI
10.1016/j.burns.2016.03.001
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Comments
McWilliams, T., Hendricks, J., Twigg, D., Wood, F., & Giles, M. (2016). Telehealth for paediatric burn patients in rural areas: a retrospective audit of activity and cost savings. Burns 42(7), 1487-1493. Available here