Department of Human Anatomy, Medical University of Warsaw, 5 Chalubinskiego Str., 02-004 Warsaw, Poland.
Chair and Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Medical University of Lublin, 7 Chodzki Str., 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 5;19(13):8216. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19138216.
Even before the year 2020, telemedicine has been proven to contribute to the efficacy of healthcare systems, for example in remote locations or in primary care. However, with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth solutions have emerged as a key component in patient healthcare delivery and they have been widely used in emergency medicine ever since. The pandemic has led to a growth in the number of telehealth applications and improved quality of already available telemedicine solutions. The implementation of telemedicine, especially in emergency departments (EDs), has helped to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and protect healthcare workers. This narrative review focuses on the most important innovative solutions in emergency care delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. It outlines main categories of active telehealth use in daily practice of dealing with COVID-19 patients currently, and in the future. Furthermore, it discusses benefits as well as limitations of telemedicine.
即使在 2020 年之前，远程医疗就已被证明有助于提高医疗体系的效率，例如在偏远地区或初级保健中。然而，随着 COVID-19 大流行的爆发，远程医疗解决方案已成为患者医疗保健服务的重要组成部分，此后在急诊医学中得到了广泛应用。大流行导致远程医疗应用数量的增加，并提高了现有的远程医疗解决方案的质量。远程医疗的实施，尤其是在急诊科，有助于防止 COVID-19 的传播和保护医护人员。本叙述性综述重点介绍了 COVID-19 大流行期间急诊护理中最重要的创新解决方案。它概述了目前以及未来在处理 COVID-19 患者时日常实践中远程医疗的主要应用类别。此外，它还讨论了远程医疗的益处和局限性。
