Telemedicine in Surgical Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Access to timely and quality surgical care is limited in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Telemedicine, defined as the remote provision of health care using information, communication and telecommunication platforms have the potential to address some of the barriers to surgical care. However, synthesis of evidence on telemedicine use in surgical care in LMICs is lacking.

Aim

To describe the current state of evidence on the use and distribution of telemedicine for surgical care in LMICs.

Methods

This was a scoping review of published and relevant grey literature on telemedicine use for surgical care in LMICs, following the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews guideline. PubMed-Medline, Web of Science, Scopus and African Journals Online databases wer

SUBMITTER: Owolabi EO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9012517 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature