Open AccessPerforming Sensitive Clinical Examinations During Urological Telemedicine Visits: How to Avoid Pitfalls?
Author(s) -
Chaitya Desai,
Ian Pearce,
Vaibhav Modgil
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
research and reports in urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.506
H-Index - 20
ISSN - 2253-2447
DOI - 10.2147/rru.s313881
Subject(s) - telemedicine , medicine , documentation , medical emergency , pandemic , informed consent , covid-19 , physical examination , clinical governance , health care , disease , pathology , alternative medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , surgery , economics , economic growth , computer science , programming language
The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 presented an unprecedented challenge to urological service globally. In many countries, outpatient clinics were cancelled, and the use of telemedicine visits was increased. For urological complaints, the need to perform a sensitive clinical examination via telemedicine posed an unfamiliar environment. Our aim is to explore the clinical and ethical factors involved in performing remote sensitive clinical examinations.