Telemedicine After Upper Extremity Surgery: A Prospective Study of Program Implementation.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Our purpose was to evaluate the implementation of a postoperative hand and upper extremity telemedicine program. We aimed to compare travel burden, visit time, and patient satisfaction between an initial postoperative telemedicine visit and a second conventional in-clinic visit.

Methods

Telemedicine guidelines established by our hospital system were used as inclusion criteria for this prospective study, which included patients indicated for surgery in the outpatient clinic during a 3-month period. Patients were excluded if they had wounds closed with nonabsorbable suture, remained admitted to the hospital, or required a custom orthosis at their first postoperative visit. Baseline demographics and patient-reported outcome measures were collected prior to surgery. Info

SUBMITTER: Grandizio LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7368157 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature