The Effect of Tele-Consultation Between a Hospital-Based Nurse and a COPD Patient
Dichmann Sorknaes, A.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 225: 883-884
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 0926-9630 PMID: 27332391 Document Number: 689160
Patients admitted with exacerbation COPD (AECOPD) were at hospital discharge randomly assigned (1:1) to either daily teleconsultation for one week between hospital-based telenurses and patients with severe COPD or conventional treatment. Addition of one week of teleconsultations was as safe and effective as conventional treatment, but it did not significantly reduce readmissions or affect mortality.