Open AccessTeleconsultation for preoperative evaluation during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic
Author(s) -
Jan Wienhold,
Lucas Mösch,
Rolf Rossaint,
Ilka Kemper,
Matthias Derwall,
Michael Czaplik,
Andreas Follmann
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of anaesthesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.445
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2346
pISSN - 0265-0215
DOI - 10.1097/eja.0000000000001616
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , pandemic , medical emergency , adverse effect , emergency medicine , elective surgery , covid-19 , telemedicine , general surgery , disease , health care , surgery , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , economic growth
During the surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections in early 2020, many medical organisations began developing strategies for implementing teleconsultation to maintain medical services during lockdown and to limit physical contact. Therefore, we developed a teleconsultation preoperative evaluation platform to replace on-site preoperative meetings.