Tele-assistance in chronic respiratory failure (CRF) patients: time course of five years staff activity

E. Bertella, S. Gilè, A. Bazza, G. Assoni, L. Bianchi, R. Porta, D. Fiorenza, L. Barbano, M. Vitacca (Lumezzane, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Organisation of care for individuals with chronic respiratory disease
Session: Organisation of care for individuals with chronic respiratory disease
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 3287
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory critical care

Congress or journal article abstractE-poster

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
E. Bertella, S. Gilè, A. Bazza, G. Assoni, L. Bianchi, R. Porta, D. Fiorenza, L. Barbano, M. Vitacca (Lumezzane, Italy). Tele-assistance in chronic respiratory failure (CRF) patients: time course of five years staff activity. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, 3287

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

BJORCK Thure - 15.09.2009 11:34
Pulse oximetry
Were the patients able to send pulse oximetry saturation and pulse curves to the call center and nurses/ doctors? If so what equipment did you use and for how long periods of time? Did you use alarms? Thure Bjorck Karolinska Hospital Stockholm +46702 21 38 62 thure.bjorck@karolinska.se
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
Episodic home interventions in bedridden chronic respiratory failure patients: a 3 year survey
Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Diagnosing, monitoring and treating respiratory diseases in primary care
Year: 2008

The AIRTEM project: home telemonitoring of patients affected by COPD and chronic respiratory failure
Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Managing COPD in primary care
Year: 2007


Does the chronic respiratory disease questionnaire (CRDQ) relate to hospital admission rates in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients
Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 249s
Year: 2002

Long-term follow-up of the patients with chronic respiratory failure treated with NIMV at home: the effect on the frequency of hospitalization
Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 87s
Year: 2005

Pulmonary rehabilitation is equally effective in COPD patients with or without chronic respiratory failure (CRF)
Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Outcome of pulmonary rehabilitation
Year: 2004


Advanced chronic respiratory disease: the patient’s experience
Source: School Course 13
Year: 2013

Prevalence of heart disease in patients hospitalized for an acute exacerbation of COPD: Impact on clinical outcome. A 6 month follow-up study
Source: Annual Congress 2011 - COPD management
Year: 2011

Critical illness polineuropathy as a cause of difficult weaning in stable patients with chronic respiratory failure: effect of rehabilitation
Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 265s
Year: 2002

Two years’ follow-up with real life quantitative measurement of ambulation under oxygen therapy in patients with chronic respiratory disease (ACTIMETRE study).
Source: International Congress 2018 – Respiratory epidemiology:  from infectious diseases to lung cancer
Year: 2018

Repeated hospitalizations in patients and chronic respiratory failure due to COPD are best predicted by health status (QoL) and effort tolerance
Source: Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 575s
Year: 2003

Qualitative study of the expectations regarding a liaison team for patients with severe chronic respiratory diseases (SCRD).
Source: International Congress 2017 – Latest insights into chronic care
Year: 2017


The changing pattern of acute respiratory distress syndrome over time: a comparison of two periods},
Source: Eur Respir J 2012; 40: 589-595
Year: 2012



Effect of exercise and respiratory training on time to clinical worsening and survival in patients with severe chronic pulmonary hypertension
Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Medical treatment of pulmonary hypertension
Year: 2008

Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) at home for patients with chronic respiratory failure (CRF)
Source: Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 241s
Year: 2003

Can we identify patients that recover strength following hospitalisation for an acute exacerbation of chronic respiratory disease?
Source: International Congress 2015 – Latest insights into pulmonary rehabilitation
Year: 2015


Long term treatment of chronic global respiratory insufficiency, secondary to neuromuscolar disease: efficacy of respiratory rehabilitation and home hospitalisation
Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Integrated care and long-term strategies
Year: 2008


Telemetric control and home care programme, for patients with chronic respiratory failure, in long-term oxygen therapy, in Teramo province: four years of follow-up
Source: Eur Respir J 2001; 18: Suppl. 33, 489s
Year: 2001

Early discharge for patients with exacerbations of COPD - a real life cohort study
Source: Annual Congress 2005 - COPD - acute exacerbations
Year: 2005


The last year of life of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients: a qualitative study of carers' accounts
Source: Eur Respir J 2001; 18: Suppl. 33, 348s
Year: 2001

Last 3 months of life in home-ventilated patients: the family perception
Source: Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1064-1071
Year: 2010