Story Lisa, Nana Melanie, Hall Megan, Fitzgerald Adam, Brockwell Gina, Oteng-Ntim Eugene, Clarke Sonji, Challacombe Fiona, Nelson-Piercy Catherine, Shennan Andrew
Department of Women and Children's Health, King's College London, UK; Women's Services Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
Department of Women and Children's Health, King's College London, UK.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2025 Feb;305:228-231. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2024.12.038. Epub 2024 Dec 20.
Virtual wards are an initiative which aims to provide hospital care from the comfort of the patient's own home. Monitoring and additional services, such as intravenous drugs and fluids and blood tests can be undertaken through this system. Although virtual wards have been used in the UK since 2005 in specialties such as General Medicine, General Surgery and Paediatrics, their use in maternity has been more limited. This article aims to review their current use in the UK and beyond as well as to discuss some of the advantages and challenges they may pose to a maternity population.
虚拟病房是一项旨在让患者在自己家中舒适地接受医院护理的倡议。通过该系统可以进行监测和提供额外服务，如静脉注射药物、输液和血液检查。尽管自2005年以来，虚拟病房已在英国的普通内科、普通外科和儿科等专科中使用，但其在产科的应用更为有限。本文旨在回顾其目前在英国及其他地区的使用情况，并讨论它们可能给产妇群体带来的一些优势和挑战。
