Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Am Surg. 2023 Jun;89(6):2806-2809. doi: 10.1177/00031348211054547. Epub 2021 Nov 14.
While the safety of video follow-up in bariatric surgery is established, patients' perception of telemedicine visits remained unknown. A randomized clinical trial evaluating patients' perception of video postoperative follow-up (F/U) visits was conducted in the pre COVID-19 era. 24 patients were randomized in the preoperative clinic to receive either in-person or video F/U, and then surveyed about their experience and preference. The majority reported that if they had to do it over, they would prefer a video visit. Among those who received video visits, 11/12 reported that the lack of physical contact was acceptable. 82% of the video group expressed that their visit was better or as good as an in-person visit, while 9% were not sure, and 9% reported that video was worse. This finding suggests that postoperative video follow-up visits are acceptable among bariatric surgery patients and should be offered as an alternative to traditional visits.
虽然视频随访在减重手术中的安全性已经得到证实，但患者对远程医疗就诊的看法仍不清楚。在 COVID-19 之前的时代，进行了一项评估患者对视频术后随访（F/U）就诊的看法的随机临床试验。24 名患者在术前诊所随机分为接受面对面或视频 F/U，并对他们的体验和偏好进行了调查。大多数人表示，如果让他们重新选择，他们会更倾向于视频就诊。在接受视频就诊的患者中，有 11/12 人表示缺乏身体接触是可以接受的。82%的视频组表示他们的就诊与面对面就诊一样好或更好，而 9%的人不确定，9%的人表示视频就诊更差。这一发现表明，减重手术后的视频随访就诊在减重手术患者中是可以接受的，应该作为传统就诊的一种替代方式提供。
