Table 2 The eight telemedicine studies
Project | Population | Condition | Setting | Procedures | Study design | Primary Outcome Measures | Sample size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TLM-HAD | Patients with total knee replacement for Osteoarthritis or hip replacement for coxarthrosis | After surgery | Community | Teleconsulting | RCT | Mean transport duration of the specialist | 154 |
HELP | Chronic heart failure patients | Chronic heart failure | Community | Telemonitoring | RCT | Composite end point: unplanned hospitalizations for HF/all-cause death/non-programmed emergency department admission for HF | 330 |
TLM-EVLINE | Elderly | Emergencies, psychiatry | Nursing Home | Teleconsulting | Controlled before-after study | Number of transports to emergency services | 300 |
TLM-TMG 91 | Elderly | Emergencies | Nursing Home | Teleconsulting | Controlled before-after study | Number of days hospitalized | 180 |
TLM-DITEROP | Premature infants | Screening for Retinopathy | intensive care unit | Tele-expertise | Controlled before-after study | Screening rate at due date | 620 |
TLM-PATHOLOGY FROZEN SECTION | Surgical patients | Anatomic pathology | operating theatre | Tele-expertise | Uncontrolled before-after study | Time to perform the diagnostic test | 224 |
TLM-PATHOLOGY EXPERTISE | Surgical patients | Anatomic pathology | Pathological services | Tele-expertise | Uncontrolled before-after study | Time to perform the diagnostic test | 470 |
TLM-DERMATOLOGY | Inmates | Dermatology | prison | Teleconsulting | Controlled before-after study | Proportion of patients receiving dermatological expertise among those requiring it | 100 |