Pencle Fabio J R, Benny Amala, Quijada Kathleen A, Seale Jason A, Chin Kingsley R
Less Exposure Surgery (LES) Society (Dr. Pencle, Ms. Benny, and Ms. Quijada); the Less Exposure Surgery Specialists Institute (LESS Institute), Hollywood, FL (Dr. Seale and Dr. Chin); the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University, Miami, FL (Dr. Chin); Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL (Dr. Chin); and University of Technology, Jamaica, West Indies (Dr. Pencle and Dr. Chin).
J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2018 Dec 6;2(12):e078. doi: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-18-00078. eCollection 2018 Dec.
Outpatient surgery has a great opportunity to demonstrate the role of using mobile video conference (VC) postoperatively. Our patients use technology to help decision making in finding physicians. The authors aim to assess patient's perception on the use of mobile apps for VC with the surgeon and/or staff.
Consenting patients completed a questionnaire of 10 questions preoperatively and postoperatively to assess the difference in opinion.
Overall, 120 patients completed the questionnaire preoperatively with 58% female population, 71% younger than 65 years, and 67% having a GED/higher education. Fifty-two patients had surgery with 54% female population, and 60% were younger than 65 years. All patients had mobile apps for VC with 55% using WhatsApp, 40% using Facetime, and 5% other. In person, being with a trained educator at the office was the preferred method for learning about surgical procedures. Overall, four patients contacted the surgeon directly preoperatively. After surgery, 8 of 52 patients (15%) used VC to the surgeon directly, and 37 patients used the VC with the team.
With advances in new technology, the use of mobile video conferencing adds a new forum for communication with patients. In the outpatient surgical setting, this forum would improve patient-physician relations.
门诊手术有很大机会展示术后使用移动视频会议（VC）的作用。我们的患者利用技术来辅助寻找医生时的决策。作者旨在评估患者对使用移动应用与外科医生和/或工作人员进行视频会议的看法。
同意参与的患者在术前和术后完成一份包含10个问题的问卷，以评估意见差异。
总体而言，120名患者在术前完成了问卷，其中女性占58%，71%年龄小于65岁，67%拥有普通教育发展证书（GED）或更高学历。52名患者接受了手术，其中女性占54%，60%年龄小于65岁。所有患者都有用于视频会议的移动应用，55%使用WhatsApp，40%使用FaceTime，5%使用其他应用。在办公室与受过培训的教育者在一起是了解手术程序的首选方式。总体而言，4名患者在术前直接联系了外科医生。术后，52名患者中有8名（15%）直接与外科医生进行了视频会议，37名患者与团队进行了视频会议。
随着新技术的进步，移动视频会议的使用为与患者沟通增添了一个新的平台。在门诊手术环境中，这个平台将改善医患关系。
