Onweni Chidinma L, Venegas-Borsellino Carla P, Treece Jennifer, Turnbull Marion T, Ritchie Charles, Freeman William D
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.
Internal Medicine Department, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN.
Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2021 Apr 23;5(2):486-494. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2021.01.001. eCollection 2021 Apr.
Medical-grade ultrasound devices are now pocket sized and can be easily transported to underserved parts of the world, allowing health care providers to have the tools to optimize diagnoses, inform management plans, and improve patient outcomes in remote locations. Other great advances in technology have recently occurred, such as artificial intelligence applied to mobile health devices and cloud computing, as augmented reality instructions make these devices more user friendly and readily applicable across health care encounters. However, broader awareness of the impact of these mobile health technologies is needed among health care providers, along with training on how to use them in valid and reproducible environments, for accurate diagnosis and treatment. This article provides a summary of a Mayo International Health Program journey to Bwindi, Uganda, with a portable mobile health unit. This article shows how point-of-care ultrasonography and other technologies can benefit remote clinical diagnosis and management in underserved areas around the world.
医疗级超声设备如今已如口袋般大小，能够轻松运往世界上医疗服务匮乏的地区，使医疗服务提供者具备在偏远地区优化诊断、制定管理计划并改善患者治疗效果的工具。近期技术还取得了其他重大进展，比如人工智能应用于移动健康设备以及云计算，同时增强现实指令让这些设备更便于用户使用，且能在各类医疗场景中随时应用。然而，医疗服务提供者需要更广泛地认识这些移动健康技术的影响，同时需要接受关于如何在有效且可重复的环境中使用它们以进行准确诊断和治疗的培训。本文概述了梅奥国际健康项目携带便携式移动健康单元前往乌干达布温迪的历程。本文展示了即时超声检查及其他技术如何能造福全球医疗服务匮乏地区的远程临床诊断与管理。
