TY  - JOUR
T1  - SPecific elements of teleintensivist paradigm require additional scrutiny and justification—reply
AU  - McCambridge M, Jones K, Paxton H, Baker K, Sussman E, Etchason J
Y1  - 2010/09/13
N1  - 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.298
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 1509
EP  - 1510
VL  - 170
IS  - 16
N2  - 
Davis and Jackson applaud us while questioning the value of our study1 because we examined the effectiveness of a multifaceted, comprehensive approach to tele-ICU care. They claim “such study design may invite persistent argument on the value of individual elements of care.” In our article we acknowledged that, because we studied a multifaceted intervention, we could not comment on the effectiveness of its individual components. However, we believe that studies examining the individual components of a tele-ICU approach would face other limitations. For example, if a particular component of an HITB were shown to have no effect on outcomes, when studied in isolation, it would still leave unanswered the question of whether that technology would be a necessary part of an effective, comprehensive HITB.

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.298
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2010.298
ER  -