Article: Plastic Surgeons Nationwide Share Experience Regarding Telemedicine in Initial Patient Screening and Routine Postoperative Visits.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open
2021 Volume 9, Issue 7, Page(s) e3690
Abstract: ... screening and routine postoperative visits. Surgeons plan to continue using telemedicine when appropriate ... for patient screening and routine or unexpected postoperative visits in the future. Many have found utility ... of telemedicine in providing patient care and it is likely that telemedicine will be a part of routine practice ...
| Abstract | Physicians attempted to continue providing patient care through the SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) pandemic. Surgeons embraced telemedicine as patient evaluation transitioned from physical encounters to virtual appointments. However, there is a paucity in the literature on the utility of telemedicine within plastic surgery or how it can meet patients' needs. A survey study was created to assess surgeons' involvement and experience with telemedicine. Subjective experience was assessed on a five-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neutral, 4 = agree, 5 = strongly agree). This survey was distributed to the members of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Data were collected and analyzed via RedCap. Of the total 177 plastic surgeons who responded, 139 (78.5%) surgeons reported the implementation of telemedicine during the pandemic. Plastic surgeons felt that they were able to establish rapport (3.9 ± 0.9), meet the goals of the encounter (3.6 ± 1.0), and efficiently evaluate patients (3.5 ± 1.2). Plastic surgeons reported their overall experience was between helpful and neutral (3.2 ± 1.3). Most plastic surgeons have implemented telemedicine in their practice. The majority of telemedicine use was for breast, cosmetic, and reconstructive patient care. Telemedicine was most frequently used for initial patient screening and routine postoperative visits. Surgeons plan to continue using telemedicine when appropriate for patient screening and routine or unexpected postoperative visits in the future. Many have found utility of telemedicine in providing patient care and it is likely that telemedicine will be a part of routine practice moving forward. |
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| Language | English | |||||
| Publishing date | 2021-07-13 | |||||
| Publishing country | United States | |||||
| Document type | Journal Article | |||||
| ZDB-ID | 2851682-5 | |||||
| ISSN | 2169-7574 ; 2169-7574 | |||||
| ISSN (online) | 2169-7574 | |||||
| ISSN | 2169-7574 | |||||
| DOI | 10.1097/GOX.0000000000003690 | |||||
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| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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