Open AccessCurrent state and future perspectives of telemedicine use in surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review protocol
Author(s) -
Mahir Gachabayov,
Lulejeta A. Latifi,
Afshin Parsikia,
Rifat Latifi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of surgery protocols
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.291
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2468-3574
DOI - 10.1016/j.isjp.2020.10.002
Subject(s) - telemedicine , pandemic , medicine , workload , data extraction , medline , psychological intervention , health care , covid-19 , protocol (science) , medical emergency , alternative medicine , nursing , disease , computer science , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , political science , law , economics , economic growth , operating system
The biggest concerns in the current pandemic are enormous workload pressure, psychological distress, caregiver burnout, and, even worse, transmission of the virus among healthcare workers. One of the potentially beneficial tools in reducing the above-mentioned risks for overwhelming the healthcare system is telemedicine. Although the role of telemedicine and related interventions as a crisis management tool has increased, the current state of the implementation of telemedicine in surgery and surgical subspecialties has not been adequately evaluated.