Frontiers in Surgery (Jun 2022)
Telemedicine and Telehealth in Urology: Uptake, Impact and Barriers to Clinical Adoption
- Nithesh Naik,
- Nithesh Naik,
- Shreyas Raghavan Nandyal,
- Sanjana Ganesh Nayak,
- Milap Shah,
- Milap Shah,
- Sufyan Ibrahim,
- Sufyan Ibrahim,
- B. M. Zeeshan Hameed,
- B. M. Zeeshan Hameed,
- Ananth Patil,
- Gopika Suresh,
- Pritam A. Shetty,
- Bhavan Prasad Rai,
- Bhavan Prasad Rai,
- Rajeev TP,
- Patrick Rice,
- Suraj Jayadeva Reddy,
- Nandakishore Bhat,
- Deepesh Garg,
- Piotr Chlosta,
- Bhaskar K. Somani,
- Bhaskar K. Somani
Affiliations
- Nithesh Naik
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
- Nithesh Naik
- iTRUE (International Training and Research in Uro-oncology and Endourology) Group, Manipal, Karnataka, India
- Shreyas Raghavan Nandyal
- Gandhi Medical College, Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, Secunderabad, Telangana, India
- Sanjana Ganesh Nayak
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
- Milap Shah
- iTRUE (International Training and Research in Uro-oncology and Endourology) Group, Manipal, Karnataka, India
- Milap Shah
- Robotics and Urooncology, Max Hospital and Max Institute of Cancer Care, New Delhi, India
- Sufyan Ibrahim
- iTRUE (International Training and Research in Uro-oncology and Endourology) Group, Manipal, Karnataka, India
- Sufyan Ibrahim
- Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
- B. M. Zeeshan Hameed
- iTRUE (International Training and Research in Uro-oncology and Endourology) Group, Manipal, Karnataka, India
- B. M. Zeeshan Hameed
- Department of Urology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
- Ananth Patil
- A.J. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
- Gopika Suresh
- Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
- Pritam A. Shetty
- Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
- Bhavan Prasad Rai
- iTRUE (International Training and Research in Uro-oncology and Endourology) Group, Manipal, Karnataka, India
- Bhavan Prasad Rai
- Department of Urology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Rajeev TP
- 0Department of Urology, Government Medical College Hospital, Guwahati, India
- Patrick Rice
- 1Department of Urology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom
- Suraj Jayadeva Reddy
- 2Department of Urology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
- Nandakishore Bhat
- Department of Urology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
- Deepesh Garg
- 3Department of Information and Communication Technology, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
- Piotr Chlosta
- 4Department of Urology, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Kraków, Poland
- Bhaskar K. Somani
- iTRUE (International Training and Research in Uro-oncology and Endourology) Group, Manipal, Karnataka, India
- Bhaskar K. Somani
- 1Department of Urology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2022.911206
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 9
Abstract
Telemedicine has great potential in urology as a strong medium for providing patients with continuous high-quality urological care despite the hurdles involved in its implementation. Both clinicians and patients are crucial factors in determining the success of tele-consults in terms of simplicity of use and overall satisfaction. For it to be successfully incorporated into routine urological practice, rigorous training and evidence-based recommendations are lacking. If these issues are addressed, they can provide a significant impetus for future tele-consults in urology and their successful deployment, even beyond the pandemic, to assure safer and more environment-friendly patient management.
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