Schafer Austin, Hudson Sarah, Elmaraghy Charles A
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Columbus, OH, USA.
Nationwide Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Columbus, OH, USA.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Nov;138:110399. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110399. Epub 2020 Sep 24.
The purpose of this paper is to explore the current literature on telemedicine in otolaryngology, focusing on the potential for telemedicine in the field and the major modalities available. Ultimately, the goal is to summarize telemedicine implementation in otolaryngology during the COVID-19 pandemic and potential long term applications. This paper analyzes a variety of studies that have evaluated the efficacy of different telemedicine approaches in otolaryngology, with commentary on what these results mean for the potential of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Otolaryngology is well-suited for telemedicine, and this technology is viewed favorably by both patients and physicians. However, its application cannot be generalized to such a wide-ranging specialty. Furthermore, store and forward technology, which has been traditionally used to provide care to remote and underserved populations, and synchronous technology both have the potential to limit unnecessary in-person visits-ultimately keeping both patients and providers safe as social distancing continues.
本文的目的是探讨目前关于耳鼻喉科远程医疗的文献，重点关注该领域远程医疗的潜力以及可用的主要模式。最终目标是总结新冠疫情期间耳鼻喉科远程医疗的实施情况及其潜在的长期应用。本文分析了各种评估不同远程医疗方法在耳鼻喉科疗效的研究，并对这些结果在新冠疫情期间对远程医疗潜力的意义进行了评论。耳鼻喉科非常适合远程医疗，患者和医生对这项技术的评价都很高。然而，其应用不能一概而论地推广到如此广泛的专业领域。此外，传统上用于为偏远和服务不足人群提供护理的存储转发技术以及同步技术都有可能减少不必要的面对面就诊，最终在社交距离措施持续实施的情况下保障患者和医护人员的安全。
