The Role of Telemedicine in Prehospital Traumatic Hand Injury Evaluation
Unnecessary ED visits and transfers to hand clinics raise treatment costs and patient burden at trauma centers. In the present COVID-19 pandemic, needless transfers can increase patients’ risk of viral exposure. Therefore, this review analyzes different aspects of the remote diagnosis and triage of...
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| author | Francisco R. Avila Rickey E. Carter Christopher J. McLeod Charles J. Bruce Gunel Guliyeva Ricardo A. Torres-Guzman Karla C. Maita Olivia A. Ho Sarvam P. TerKonda Antonio J. Forte |
| author_facet | Francisco R. Avila Rickey E. Carter Christopher J. McLeod Charles J. Bruce Gunel Guliyeva Ricardo A. Torres-Guzman Karla C. Maita Olivia A. Ho Sarvam P. TerKonda Antonio J. Forte |
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| description | Unnecessary ED visits and transfers to hand clinics raise treatment costs and patient burden at trauma centers. In the present COVID-19 pandemic, needless transfers can increase patients’ risk of viral exposure. Therefore, this review analyzes different aspects of the remote diagnosis and triage of traumatic hand injuries. The most common file was photography, with the most common devices being cell phone cameras. Treatment, triage, diagnosis, cost, and time outcomes were assessed, showing concordance between teleconsultation and face-to-face patient evaluations. We conclude that photography and video consultations are feasible surrogates for ED visits in patients with traumatic hand injuries. These technologies should be leveraged to decrease treatment costs and potentially decrease the time to definitive treatment after initial evaluation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f74ddfdff1cd4c2189b9b7a749fe14352023-11-17T10:35:15ZengMDPI AGDiagnostics2075-44182023-03-01136116510.3390/diagnostics13061165The Role of Telemedicine in Prehospital Traumatic Hand Injury EvaluationFrancisco R. Avila0Rickey E. Carter1Christopher J. McLeod2Charles J. Bruce3Gunel Guliyeva4Ricardo A. Torres-Guzman5Karla C. Maita6Olivia A. Ho7Sarvam P. TerKonda8Antonio J. Forte9Division of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32224, USADepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32224, USADepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32224, USADepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32224, USADepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USADivision of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32224, USADivision of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32224, USADivision of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32224, USADivision of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32224, USADivision of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32224, USAUnnecessary ED visits and transfers to hand clinics raise treatment costs and patient burden at trauma centers. In the present COVID-19 pandemic, needless transfers can increase patients’ risk of viral exposure. Therefore, this review analyzes different aspects of the remote diagnosis and triage of traumatic hand injuries. The most common file was photography, with the most common devices being cell phone cameras. Treatment, triage, diagnosis, cost, and time outcomes were assessed, showing concordance between teleconsultation and face-to-face patient evaluations. We conclude that photography and video consultations are feasible surrogates for ED visits in patients with traumatic hand injuries. These technologies should be leveraged to decrease treatment costs and potentially decrease the time to definitive treatment after initial evaluation.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/6/1165hand injuryfinger injurywounds and injuriestrauma centersmHealtheHealth |
| spellingShingle | Francisco R. Avila Rickey E. Carter Christopher J. McLeod Charles J. Bruce Gunel Guliyeva Ricardo A. Torres-Guzman Karla C. Maita Olivia A. Ho Sarvam P. TerKonda Antonio J. Forte The Role of Telemedicine in Prehospital Traumatic Hand Injury Evaluation Diagnostics hand injury finger injury wounds and injuries trauma centers mHealth eHealth |
| title | The Role of Telemedicine in Prehospital Traumatic Hand Injury Evaluation |
| title_full | The Role of Telemedicine in Prehospital Traumatic Hand Injury Evaluation |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Telemedicine in Prehospital Traumatic Hand Injury Evaluation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Telemedicine in Prehospital Traumatic Hand Injury Evaluation |
| title_short | The Role of Telemedicine in Prehospital Traumatic Hand Injury Evaluation |
| title_sort | role of telemedicine in prehospital traumatic hand injury evaluation |
| topic | hand injury finger injury wounds and injuries trauma centers mHealth eHealth |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/6/1165 |
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