Eunice Y Huang1, Samantha Knight2, Camila Roginski Guetter3, Catherine Hambleton Davis4, Mecker Moller5, Eliza Slama6, Marie Crandall7. 1. Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, 49 N. Dunlap St., Second Floor, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA. Electronic address: ehuang@uthsc.edu. 2. Southern Illinois School of Medicine, 701 N. First Street, PO Box 19638, Springfield, IL, 62702, USA. Electronic address: sknight55@siumed.edu. 3. Federal University of Parana, Medical School. Rua Padre Camargo, 285. Alto da Glória, Curitiba, PR, 80060-240, Brazil. Electronic address: camilaguetter@gmail.com. 4. Department of Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin Suite 1600, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. Electronic address: chambletondavis@gmail.com. 5. Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14th Street, CRB C232, Miami, Fl, 33131, USA. Electronic address: mmoller@med.miami.edu. 6. Department of Surgery, St. Agnes Hospital, 900 S. Caton Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21229, USA. Electronic address: elizaslama@gmail.com. 7. University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville 655 W. 8th Street Jacksonville, FL, 32209, USA. Electronic address: Marie.crandall@jax.ufl.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The field of telemedicine has grown tremendously over the last decade. We present a systematic review of publications on telemedicine as it pertains to surgery, addressing six facets: 1) telerobotics, 2) telementoring, 3) teleconsulting, 4) telemedicine in post-operative follow-up, 5) tele-education, and 6) current technology. DATA SOURCES: A search of relevant literature querying PubMed, Web of Science, and Science Direct was performed using the following keywords: telecommunication, telemedicine, telehealth, virtual health, virtual medicine, general surgery, surgery, surgical or surgical patients. CONCLUSIONS: Telemedicine is being used to care for patients in remote areas, to help expert surgeons assist other specialists in the office or novice surgeons in the operating room, as well as to help teach the next generation of surgeons. There are many opportunities for surgeons to utilize this technology to optimize their practice.
BACKGROUND: The field of telemedicine has grown tremendously over the last decade. We present a systematic review of publications on telemedicine as it pertains to surgery, addressing six facets: 1) telerobotics, 2) telementoring, 3) teleconsulting, 4) telemedicine in post-operative follow-up, 5) tele-education, and 6) current technology. DATA SOURCES: A search of relevant literature querying PubMed, Web of Science, and Science Direct was performed using the following keywords: telecommunication, telemedicine, telehealth, virtual health, virtual medicine, general surgery, surgery, surgical or surgical patients. CONCLUSIONS: Telemedicine is being used to care for patients in remote areas, to help expert surgeons assist other specialists in the office or novice surgeons in the operating room, as well as to help teach the next generation of surgeons. There are many opportunities for surgeons to utilize this technology to optimize their practice.
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