Open AccessRole of Sound Enhancer Device in Teleconsultation
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K Shijina,
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Ravi Kumar Chittoria,
Vinayak Chavan,
Abhinav Aggarwal,
Saurabh Gupta,
Chirra Likhitha Reddy,
Padmalakshmi Bharathi Mohan,
Imran Pathan,
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Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical trials and practice: open journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2771-7380
DOI - 10.17140/ctpoj-2-106
Subject(s) - videoconferencing , sound (geography) , telemedicine , phone , tertiary care , enhancer , medicine , computer science , medical emergency , medical physics , multimedia , acoustics , health care , surgery , linguistics , physics , philosophy , gene expression , biochemistry , chemistry , economics , gene , economic growth
Aim To study the role of sound enhancer device in teleconsultation. Methods This study was conducted in the plastic surgery department in a tertiary care centre in the month of May-June 2019. A sound enhancer device was used with mobile phone for videoconferencing as form of teleconsultation by plastic surgery trainees in operation theatre and outpatient department. At the end of the study feedbacks were taken from the trainees. Results It was found that on using the sound enhancer device, the sound quality improved and it was helpful in the teleconsultation sessions using videoconferencing. Conclusion The use of sound enhancer is a simple, cost-effective, innovative method of using a simple technology to aid in utilisation of teleconsultation facilities in a very non-sophisticated way.