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Chancen und Einsatzmöglichkeiten von Telemedizin in der Hals‑, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde bei der Bekämpfung von SARS-COV-2: Narratives Review

INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing healthcare systems worldwide to the brink of collapse. One reason for this is the rapidly increasing number of new infections. On the other hand, the high sickness rates of doctors and nurses, particularly in ENT medicine, are aggravating the situation...

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Autores principales: Hagge, Daniel, Knopf, Andreas, Hofauer, Benedikt
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Medizin 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7160613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32300823
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00106-020-00864-7
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Knopf, Andreas
Hofauer, Benedikt
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description INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing healthcare systems worldwide to the brink of collapse. One reason for this is the rapidly increasing number of new infections. On the other hand, the high sickness rates of doctors and nurses, particularly in ENT medicine, are aggravating the situation. Telemedicine can be a useful tool to reduce the number of physician–patient contacts. This could break infection chains and minimize the risk of infection for physicians. METHODS: To prepare the review, a selective literature search was conducted at www.pubmed.com using the relevant English technical terms for telemedicine and ENT. In addition, research was conducted at www.news.google.com on current developments of the COVID-19 pandemic with the search terms “telemedicine” and “COVID-19.” RESULTS: Telemedicine can be helpful in direct contact with patients as well as in the conciliar support of general practitioners. The available studies show that, on average, more than 50% of medical consultations could be carried out telemedically. Both physicians and patients rate the use of telemedicine positively. Neither image quality nor the handling of the technology are relevant obstacles to a reliable diagnosis. Patients indicated that the telemedical consultation did not last longer than a traditional consultation. Patients also highlighted the faster and better availability of medical care through telemedicine. CONCLUSION: Telemedicine can make a decisive contribution to coping with the current COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, the establishment of telemedicine can help us to become better prepared for future pandemics.
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spelling pubmed-71606132020-04-16 Chancen und Einsatzmöglichkeiten von Telemedizin in der Hals‑, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde bei der Bekämpfung von SARS-COV-2: Narratives Review Hagge, Daniel Knopf, Andreas Hofauer, Benedikt HNO Übersichten INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing healthcare systems worldwide to the brink of collapse. One reason for this is the rapidly increasing number of new infections. On the other hand, the high sickness rates of doctors and nurses, particularly in ENT medicine, are aggravating the situation. Telemedicine can be a useful tool to reduce the number of physician–patient contacts. This could break infection chains and minimize the risk of infection for physicians. METHODS: To prepare the review, a selective literature search was conducted at www.pubmed.com using the relevant English technical terms for telemedicine and ENT. In addition, research was conducted at www.news.google.com on current developments of the COVID-19 pandemic with the search terms “telemedicine” and “COVID-19.” RESULTS: Telemedicine can be helpful in direct contact with patients as well as in the conciliar support of general practitioners. The available studies show that, on average, more than 50% of medical consultations could be carried out telemedically. Both physicians and patients rate the use of telemedicine positively. Neither image quality nor the handling of the technology are relevant obstacles to a reliable diagnosis. Patients indicated that the telemedical consultation did not last longer than a traditional consultation. Patients also highlighted the faster and better availability of medical care through telemedicine. CONCLUSION: Telemedicine can make a decisive contribution to coping with the current COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, the establishment of telemedicine can help us to become better prepared for future pandemics. Springer Medizin 2020-04-16 2020 /pmc/articles/PMC7160613/ /pubmed/32300823 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00106-020-00864-7 Text en © Springer Medizin Verlag GmbH, ein Teil von Springer Nature 2020 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
spellingShingle Übersichten
Hagge, Daniel
Knopf, Andreas
Hofauer, Benedikt
Chancen und Einsatzmöglichkeiten von Telemedizin in der Hals‑, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde bei der Bekämpfung von SARS-COV-2: Narratives Review
title Chancen und Einsatzmöglichkeiten von Telemedizin in der Hals‑, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde bei der Bekämpfung von SARS-COV-2: Narratives Review
title_full Chancen und Einsatzmöglichkeiten von Telemedizin in der Hals‑, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde bei der Bekämpfung von SARS-COV-2: Narratives Review
title_fullStr Chancen und Einsatzmöglichkeiten von Telemedizin in der Hals‑, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde bei der Bekämpfung von SARS-COV-2: Narratives Review
title_full_unstemmed Chancen und Einsatzmöglichkeiten von Telemedizin in der Hals‑, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde bei der Bekämpfung von SARS-COV-2: Narratives Review
title_short Chancen und Einsatzmöglichkeiten von Telemedizin in der Hals‑, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde bei der Bekämpfung von SARS-COV-2: Narratives Review
title_sort chancen und einsatzmöglichkeiten von telemedizin in der hals‑, nasen- und ohrenheilkunde bei der bekämpfung von sars-cov-2: narratives review
topic Übersichten
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7160613/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32300823
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00106-020-00864-7
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