At NYU Langone Health in New York, Emily C. Mills, BA, is a Medical Student, Grossman School of Medicine; Elizabeth Savage, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, CWON, IIWCC-NYU, is Wound & Ostomy Program Manager; Jessica Lieder, MSN, RN, AGPCNP-BC, CWON, IIWCC-NYU, is Wound & Ostomy Nurse Practitioner; and Ernest S. Chiu, MD, FACS, is Director, Kimmel Hyperbaric and Advanced Wound Healing Center, Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery. The authors have disclosed no financial relationships related to this article. Submitted April 30, 2020; accepted in revised form May 13, 2020.
Adv Skin Wound Care. 2020 Aug;33(8):410-417. doi: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000669916.01793.93.
Telemedicine use in the field of wound care had been increasing in popularity when the novel coronavirus 2019 paralyzed the globe in early 2020. To combat the constraints of healthcare delivery during this time, the use of telemedicine has been further expanded. Although many limitations of telemedicine are still being untangled, the benefits of virtual care are being realized in both inpatient and outpatient settings. In this article, the advantages and disadvantages of telemedicine are discussed through two case examples that highlight the promise of implementation during and beyond the pandemic.
当 2020 年初新型冠状病毒使全球陷入瘫痪时,远程医疗在伤口护理领域的应用越来越普及。为了应对这一时期医疗服务的局限性,远程医疗的应用进一步扩大。尽管远程医疗的许多局限性仍在解决之中,但虚拟护理的好处在住院和门诊环境中都得到了体现。本文通过两个案例探讨了远程医疗的优缺点,这些案例强调了在大流行期间及之后实施远程医疗的前景。