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. 2021 Feb 18;2021(2):CD012876. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012876.pub2

Mullen‐Fortino 2012.

Study characteristics
Country USA
Type of hospital University hospital (n = 1), Community hospital (n = 1)
Staffing model University hospital: closed unit. Residents and critical care fellows used for night coverage
Community hospital: Residents used for night coverage
Tele‐ICU: 1 ‐ 2 specially trained telemedicine nurses continuously monitored ICU patients 7 days a week. A board‐certified intensivist physician and a critical care nurse staffed the tele‐ICU between 7 pm and 7 am
CCT system and vendor VISICU eICU remote monitoring system (Philips Electronics, Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
Notes The CCT programme was activated independently for each hospital, with a duration of 1 month between each activation. The first email was sent on 24 October 2008, and the last completed survey was received on 30 December 2008