Remote treatment of pectus carinatum (Telepectus) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background/purpose

To report telemedicine's feasibility and satisfaction rates for treating patients with pectus carinatum using a dynamic compressor system. We analyzed treatment adherence in comparison with the previous, non-pandemic year.

Materials and methods

Retrospective analysis including patients with pectus carinatum under treatment with a dynamic compressor system using telemedicine at the chest wall centers from two hospitals, private and public, between April and July 2020. A free video conference platform for teleconsultations was employed. We evaluated the incidence of pectus cases with telemedicine, the number of dynamic compressor system prescriptions, the number of patients in the correction phase, and the number who ended treatment. To assess adherence, we

SUBMITTER: Gigena C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8662351 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature