Pilot study of telemedicine for the initial evaluation of general surgery patients in the clinic and hospitalized settings

Background: Telemedicine has had limited implementation for general surgery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate telemedicine for the initial evaluation of patients in the clinic and hospital settings. Methods: Synchronous telemedicine consults were conducted by a single surgeon to a rural hos...

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Main Author: Caleb Schroeder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Surgery Open Science
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589845019300193