The Role of Telemedicine in Surgical Specialties During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The objective of this study was to evaluate the current body of evidence on the use of telemedicine in surgical subspecialties during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

This was a scoping review conducted in compliance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR). MEDLINE via Ovid, PubMed, and EMBASE were systematically searched for any reports discussing telemedicine use in surgery and surgical specialties during the first period (February 2020-August 8, 2020) and second 6-month period (August 9-March 4, 2021) of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results

Of 466 articles screened through full text, 277 articles were included for possible qualitative and/or quantitative data synthesis. The majority o

SUBMITTER: Gachabayov M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8572066 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature