Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, 49 N. Dunlap St., Second Floor, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA.
Southern Illinois School of Medicine, 701 N. First Street, PO Box 19638, Springfield, IL, 62702, USA.
Am J Surg. 2019 Oct;218(4):760-766. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.07.018. Epub 2019 Jul 18.
The field of telemedicine has grown tremendously over the last decade. We present a systematic review of publications on telemedicine as it pertains to surgery, addressing six facets: 1) telerobotics, 2) telementoring, 3) teleconsulting, 4) telemedicine in post-operative follow-up, 5) tele-education, and 6) current technology.
A search of relevant literature querying PubMed, Web of Science, and Science Direct was performed using the following keywords: telecommunication, telemedicine, telehealth, virtual health, virtual medicine, general surgery, surgery, surgical or surgical patients.
Telemedicine is being used to care for patients in remote areas, to help expert surgeons assist other specialists in the office or novice surgeons in the operating room, as well as to help teach the next generation of surgeons. There are many opportunities for surgeons to utilize this technology to optimize their practice.
在过去的十年中，远程医疗领域发展迅速。我们对与手术相关的远程医疗文献进行了系统评价，涉及六个方面：1）远程机器人技术，2）远程指导，3）远程咨询，4）术后随访中的远程医疗，5）远程教育，以及 6）当前技术。
通过以下关键字在 PubMed、Web of Science 和 Science Direct 上搜索相关文献，对相关文献进行了检索：远程通信、远程医疗、远程保健、虚拟健康、虚拟医学、普通外科、手术、外科或外科患者。
远程医疗正被用于照顾偏远地区的患者，帮助专家外科医生在办公室协助其他专家或手术室中的新手外科医生，以及帮助教授下一代外科医生。外科医生有很多机会利用这项技术来优化他们的实践。
