Servicio de Clínicas Interdisciplinarias del Neurodesarrollo, Hospital de Pediatría "Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan", Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Oficina de Redes y Comunicación a Distancia, Hospital de Pediatría "Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan", Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Arch Argent Pediatr. 2021 Dec;119(6):419-423. doi: 10.5546/aap.2021.eng.419.
Teleconsultation is one of the components of telemedicine. Developmental pediatricians provide assessments and followup to children with developmental challenges. During the pandemic, due to movement and travel restrictions and the importance of continued care, pediatricians started working remotely with virtual consultations. The objective of this study was to describe the implementation of virtual care, the characteristics of patients seen, and their families' perception. A total of 122 teleconsultations were scheduled. Patients' mean age was 40 ± 13 months. The most common reasons for consultation were absence of and delay in language and behavioral difficulties. Although 16 % of families described some obstacles, all were grateful for the consultations. Virtual health care should be regarded as a complement to in-person care, alongside reductions in costs and travel time and the possibility.
远程医疗咨询是远程医疗的组成部分之一。发展儿科医生为有发育挑战的儿童提供评估和随访。在大流行期间，由于行动和旅行限制以及持续护理的重要性，儿科医生开始通过虚拟咨询远程工作。本研究的目的是描述虚拟护理的实施、就诊患者的特征以及他们家庭的看法。共安排了 122 次远程医疗咨询。患者的平均年龄为 40 ± 13 个月。最常见的咨询原因是语言和行为困难的缺失和延迟。尽管 16%的家庭描述了一些障碍，但他们都对咨询表示感谢。虚拟医疗保健应被视为对面对面医疗保健的补充，同时还可以降低成本、减少旅行时间，并提供可能性。
