Priority 16 from the Heart Surgery PSP

UNCERTAINTY: Does having access to specialist cardiac nurses or consultants by electronic methods improve outcomes for heart surgery patients? (JLA PSP Priority 16)
Overall ranking 16
JLA question ID 0088/16
Explanatory note Effectiveness, acceptability and costs of interactive telemedicine have been assessed in Flodgren et al. review with a specific subgroup analysis concerning in trials following cardiac events and cardiac surgery or procedures.
Even though the findings about effectiveness can be encouraging, costs and acceptability of the intervention are not clearly reported. ~ Does having access to specialist cardiac nurses or consultants by electronic means improve outcomes?
Evidence

Flodgren G, Rachas A, Farmer AJ, Inzitari M, Shepperd S. Interactive telemedicine: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015(9):CD002098. 
Health Research Classification System category Cardiovascular
Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples Does having access to specialist cardiac nurses or consultants by electronic means improve outcomes? 
Submitted by 1 researcher 
PSP information
PSP unique ID 0088
PSP name Heart Surgery
Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. 45  (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop 11 July 2019