Symeonidis Evangelos N, Veneziano Domenico, Borgmann Hendrik, Zapała Łukasz, Zachariou Athanasios, Brenneis Horst, Haensel Stefan M, Haas Helmut, Dimitriadis Fotios
Department of Urology I, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Medicine, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Smith Institute of Urology, Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA.
Eur Urol Open Sci. 2023 Mar 3;50:106-112. doi: 10.1016/j.euros.2023.02.005. eCollection 2023 Apr.
Humanity is facing significant challenges, and in 2019, a new coronavirus caused an unprecedented global disease outbreak. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic vastly impacted health care delivery, generating devastating economic, social, and public health disruption. Although previously underutilized, it was not until recently that telemedicine emerged and amassed tremendous popularity.
To examine and assess telemedicine's past, present, and future roles in urology.
We queried relevant literature investigating the role of telemedicine in urology using the electronic PubMed database and mainly focused on English-language studies of any design.
Growing attention has been paid to the widespread adoption of novel telehealth technologies for managing various diseases. Meanwhile, solid evidence supports the meaningful use of telemedicine for most urological diagnoses. Existing literature delineates telemedicine as a viable, safe, and convenient alternative to in-person clinical visits.
The present article overviews the evolution of telemedicine in urology, and discusses its application in outpatient and physician's office settings. In addition, it highlights the technical, legal, ethical, and financial aspects of telemedicine while providing valuable insights and practical considerations for the future of telehealth in urology.
Urologists must adopt telemedicine carefully in daily practice, always adhering to predefined regulatory frameworks.
人类正面临重大挑战，2019年，一种新型冠状病毒引发了前所未有的全球疾病大流行。2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行对医疗服务产生了巨大影响，造成了毁灭性的经济、社会和公共卫生破坏。尽管远程医疗此前未得到充分利用，但直到最近它才出现并广受欢迎。
探讨和评估远程医疗在泌尿外科过去、现在和未来的作用。
我们使用电子PubMed数据库查询了有关远程医疗在泌尿外科作用的相关文献，主要关注任何设计的英文研究。
人们越来越关注新型远程医疗技术在管理各种疾病方面的广泛应用。同时，确凿的证据支持远程医疗在大多数泌尿外科诊断中的有效应用。现有文献将远程医疗描述为面对面临床就诊的一种可行、安全且便捷的替代方式。
本文概述了远程医疗在泌尿外科的发展历程，并讨论了其在门诊和医生办公室环境中的应用。此外，它强调了远程医疗的技术、法律、伦理和财务方面，同时为泌尿外科远程医疗的未来提供了有价值的见解和实际考虑因素。
泌尿外科医生在日常实践中必须谨慎采用远程医疗，始终遵守预先定义的监管框架。
