Telemedicine and Telehealth in Urology: Uptake, Impact and Barriers to Clinical Adoption

Frontiers in Surgery

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Nithesh Naik¹  Shreyas Raghavan Nandyal³  Sanjana Ganesh Nayak⁴  Milap Shah²  Sufyan Ibrahim²  B. M. Zeeshan Hameed²  Ananth Patil⁸  Gopika Suresh⁶  Pritam A. Shetty⁶  Bhavan Prasad Rai²  Rajeev TP^1,10  Patrick Rice^1,11  Suraj Jayadeva Reddy^1,12  Nandakishore Bhat⁷  Deepesh Garg^1,13  Piotr Chlosta^1,14  Bhaskar K. Somani² 

[1] Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology;iTRUE ,(International Training and Research in Uro-oncology and Endourology) Group;Gandhi Medical College, Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences;Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology;Robotics and Urooncology, Max Hospital and Max Institute of Cancer Care;Kasturba Medical College;Department of Urology, Father Muller Medical College;A.J. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre;Department of Urology, Freeman Hospital;Department of Urology, Government Medical College Hospital;Department of Urology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust;Department of Urology, Kasturba Medical College;Department of Information and Communication Technology, Manipal Institute of Technology;Department of Urology, Jagiellonian University in Krakow

关键词: telemedicine;    urology;    telehealth;    COVID-19;    patient satisfaction;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fsurg.2022.911206

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Telemedicine has great potential in urology as a strong medium for providing patients with continuous high-quality urological care despite the hurdles involved in its implementation. Both clinicians and patients are crucial factors in determining the success of tele-consults in terms of simplicity of use and overall satisfaction. For it to be successfully incorporated into routine urological practice, rigorous training and evidence-based recommendations are lacking. If these issues are addressed, they can provide a significant impetus for future tele-consults in urology and their successful deployment, even beyond the pandemic, to assure safer and more environment-friendly patient management.

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