Commentary: Surgical Telementoring as a Means to Disseminate Vascular Expertise Around the World

Antoniou, Stavros A.; Antoniou, George Α.

doi:10.1177/1526602817734328

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“…Telemedicine and digital health applications are not systematically reported through academic publications and further analysis of patents and start-up development might shed a complementary light on current trends in the field. Finally, remote training and teaching is also an emerging field that can be associated with telemedicine and recent studies have highlighted the interest in telementoring in vascular surgery [ 89 , 90 , 91 ]. Although further validation is required, that kind of innovation could contribute to the proposal of new strategies to support skill introduction and development of specialized care in remote medical facilities under the collaboration and supervision of reference centers.…”

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Telemedicine and Digital Health Applications in Vascular Surgery

Lareyre

Chaptoukaev

Kiang

et al. 2022

JCM

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Background: Telemedicine has the potential to revolutionize healthcare. While the development of digital health technologies for the management of patients with cardiovascular diseases has been increasingly reported, applications in vascular surgery have been far less specifically investigated. The aim of this review is to summarize applications related to telemedicine in vascular surgery, highlighting expected benefits, current limits and future directions. Methods: The MEDLINE database was searched using a combination of keywords to identify studies related to telehealth/telemedicine in three main pathologies, including aortic, peripheral artery and carotid disease. A comprehensive literature review was performed to identify the type of digital application, intended use, expected benefits, strengths and limitations. Results: Telemedicine can improve the management of patients through digital platforms allowing teleconsultation, telemonitoring or telecoaching. Intended use involved remote consultation with a vascular surgeon, applications to enhance education, self-management, follow-up or adherence to treatment or lifestyle changes. Conclusion: Telemedicine offers innovative perspectives to improve access to care in distant locations and optimize care through patients’ empowerment and personalized follow-up, contributing to the development of precision medicine. Huge efforts remain necessary for its implementation in daily clinical practice and involve ethical, legal, technical, economic and cultural considerations.

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confidence: 99%