Telemedicine in pediatric respiratory distress: a pilot study

Recruiting

Conditions: Respiratory distress
shortness of breath
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Registration Number: NL-OMON48278

Lead Sponsor: Rijnstate Ziekenhuis

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Pediatric patients with respiratory symptoms whom are referred by a general
practitioner to be evaluated by a pediatrician

Exclusion Criteria

- Infants younger than 2 months of age
- 19 years and older
- Ex-premature with post-conceptional age <48 weeks
- Congenital heart disease
- Down Syndrome
- Immune deficiency
- Pre-existent pulmonary disorder (Broncho-pulmonary dysplasia, Cystic
Fibrosis)
- Pre-existent neurological disorders
- Apnea's
- Patients with respiratory distress with dehydration symptoms
- Patients who have already been treated with salbutamol inhalers of nebulizer
- Emergency patient with respiratory insufficiency
- Technical problems which cause a delay longer than 10 minutes before a
video-connection is made

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Patients are categorized in one of three categories through TM-evaluation<br /><br><br /><br>Group 1: Patient can safely go home<br /><br>Group 2: Patient will need to be admitted<br /><br>Group 3: In doubt between group 1 and group 2, emergency room consultation<br /><br>required<br /><br><br /><br>FTF evaluation:<br /><br>Group 1: Patient can safely go home<br /><br>Group 2: Patient will need to be admitted* </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Respiratory Observation Checklist<br /><br>Amount of delay due to the telemedicine assessment<br /><br>Patient evaluation<br /><br>Doctors evaluation</p><br>