Implementing Telemedicine in Clinical Practice in the First Digital Hematology Unit: Feasibility Study.

Background: Currently, there are no telemedicine models that fully integrate all areas of hematology into daily practice.

Objective: The objectives of this feasibility study were to assess the practicality of implementing telemedicine into our clinical practice in the first Digital Hematology Unit and propose an innovative integrative design for clinical practice.

Methods: We designed the Digital Hematology Unit, which is a specific physical space dedicated to carrying out telemedicine and monitoring patients in a holistic way.

[Clinical experience with levosimendan in the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital].

The efficacy and safety of levosimendan administration in patients with acute heart failure admitted to intensive care units has been well established. However, no information is available on the drug's beneficial effects in emergency departments. We studied 40 patients with acute heart failure who showed no or only partial improvement after conventional treatment and who received levosimendan during the period 2005-2006.