Personal wireless device use for wound care consultation: a review of safety, clinical benefits and guidelines
CADTH
Record ID 32015000269
English
Authors' recommendations:
Non-randomized studies suggest there is agreement in diagnoses and management plans for wound care between face-to-face consultation and remote consultation using smartphone images sent to the specialist's smartphone or to a dedicated account via e-mail. The extent of agreement varies with the type of skin condition. Studies were relatively small (fewer than 100 patients). Hence, results need to be interpreted with caution. Though in most studies the extent of agreement for diagnosis and management of wound care was reported, wound care healing rates or harms were not reported. Therefore, definite conclusions on clinical efficacy or harms are not possible. No evidence based guidelines on the use of mobile phones were identified.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2014
URL for published report:
http://www.cadth.ca/media/pdf/htis/jun-2014/RC0554-WirelessDevice-Final.pdf
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Humans
- Wounds and Injuries
- Wireless Technology
- Remote Consultation
Contact
Organisation Name:
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Contact Address:
600-865 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1S 5S8 Canada. Tel: +1 613 226 2553; Fax: +1 613 226 5392;
Contact Name:
requests@cadth.ca
Contact Email:
requests@cadth.ca
Copyright:
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
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