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Plastic Surgeons Nationwide Share Experience Regarding Telemedicine in Initial Patient Screening and Routine Postoperative Visits

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 p...

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Autores principales: Calderon, Thais, Skibba, Kathryn E.H., Langstein, Howard N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8277245/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34277320
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003690
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description 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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spelling pubmed-82772452021-07-15 Plastic Surgeons Nationwide Share Experience Regarding Telemedicine in Initial Patient Screening and Routine Postoperative Visits Calderon, Thais Skibba, Kathryn E.H. Langstein, Howard N. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Technology 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. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021-07-13 /pmc/articles/PMC8277245/ /pubmed/34277320 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003690 Text en Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
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title Plastic Surgeons Nationwide Share Experience Regarding Telemedicine in Initial Patient Screening and Routine Postoperative Visits
title_full Plastic Surgeons Nationwide Share Experience Regarding Telemedicine in Initial Patient Screening and Routine Postoperative Visits
title_fullStr Plastic Surgeons Nationwide Share Experience Regarding Telemedicine in Initial Patient Screening and Routine Postoperative Visits
title_full_unstemmed Plastic Surgeons Nationwide Share Experience Regarding Telemedicine in Initial Patient Screening and Routine Postoperative Visits
title_short Plastic Surgeons Nationwide Share Experience Regarding Telemedicine in Initial Patient Screening and Routine Postoperative Visits
title_sort plastic surgeons nationwide share experience regarding telemedicine in initial patient screening and routine postoperative visits
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8277245/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003690
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