IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 3161: Utility of Telehealth Platforms Applied to Burns Management: A Systematic Review

IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 3161: Utility of Telehealth Platforms Applied to Burns Management: A Systematic Review International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph20043161 Authors: Antonio García-Díaz Lluís Vilardell-Roig David Novillo-Ortiz Purificación Gacto-Sánchez José Juan Pereyra-Rodríguez Francesc Saigí-Rubió The financial burden of burn injuries has a considerable impact on patients and healthcare systems. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have demonstrated their utility in the improvement of clinical practice and healthcare systems. Because referral centres for burn injuries cover large geographic areas, many specialists must find new strategies, including telehealth tools for patient evaluation, teleconsultation, and remote monitoring. This systematic review was performed according to PRISMA guidelines. PubMed, Cochrane, Medline, IBECS, and LILACS were the search engines used. Systematic reviews, meta-analyses, clinical trials, and observational studies were included in the study search. The protocol was registered in PROSPERO with the number CRD42022361137. In total, 37 of 185 studies queried for this study were eligible for the systematic review. Thirty studies were comparative observational studies, six were systematic reviews, and one was a randomised clinical trial. Studies suggest that telehealth allows better perception of triage, more accurate estimation of the TBSA, and resuscitation...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tags: Systematic Review Source Type: research