Association of a remotely offered infectious diseases econsult service with improved clinical outcomes

Aaron J. Tande, Elie F. Berbari, Priya Ramar, Shiva P. Ponamgi, Umesh Sharma, Lindsey Philpot, John C. O'Horo

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Abstract

We performed a case-control study to evaluate an electronic, asynchronous infectious diseases consultative service at 2 rural hospitals within our health system. Patients with consultation via this platform (n = 100) had a significantly decreased odds of death at 30 days compared with propensity-matched controls (n = 300; adjusted odds ratio, 0.3; 95% confidence interval, 0.2-0.7; P = .003).

Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalOpen Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2020

Keywords

  • Infection
  • Infectious diseases
  • Sepsis
  • Telemedicine

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Clinical Neurology

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