Telemedicine (virtual clinic) effectively delivers the required healthcare service for pediatric ambulatory surgical patients during the current era of COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children often suffer from congenital or acquired diseases. Ambulatory cases represent the vast majority of pediatric surgical cases. COVID-19 pandemic-associated regulatory precautions had made the process of seeking medical advice at a suitable appointment such a big problem. We utilized telemedicine (online encounter) to deliver the required healthcare service for sorting and guiding pediatric ambulatory surgical patients. In this article, we aimed to: (1) present our experience, (2) evaluate the effectiveness, and (3) document the results of this technology to solve the problem of difficult healthcare accessibility.

Materials and methods

In this study, we compared the utilization of telemedicine (virtual clinic via video consultation) prospectively in the curr

SUBMITTER: Mahmoud MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8626150 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature