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Following COVID-19 clinicians now overwhelmingly accept virtual clinics in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Al-Izzi, T; Breeze, J; Elledge, R.
  • Al-Izzi T; Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, B15 2TH, UK. Electronic address: taha.al-izzi1@nhs.net.
  • Breeze J; Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, B15 2TH, UK.
  • Elledge R; Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, B15 2TH, UK.
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg ; 58(10): e290-e295, 2020 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-691615
ABSTRACT
Virtual consultations and telemedicine have been an emerging trend in modern medicine, which has seen acceleration in uptake across a wide range of specialties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Following on from previous work by the authors in 2019 examining clinician and patient appetite for virtual consultations in maxillofacial surgery, we sought to evaluate whether there had been a change in attitudes as a result of the pandemic. A clinician survey of the consultants at a large teaching hospital and prospective data collection of virtual consultation outcomes was carried out from the inception of UK government lockdown measures to tackle the pandemic. From 151 consultations, 149 (98.7%) successfully established a working diagnosis and treatment plan and/or concluded an episode of patient care, without the need to convert to a face-to-face encounter between clinician and patient. The total number of consultations (virtual or otherwise) was significantly lower than the same time period the preceding year however (1,223 compared with 465 consultations). All consultants surveyed felt the pandemic had altered their opinion of virtual clinics and their place in maxillofacial surgery but cited a number of issues. Further work is required to understand the driving forces behind staff attitudes and the long-term adoption of telemedicine within the specialty as services return to some sense of normalcy.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Surgery, Oral / COVID-19 Type of study: Cohort study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Surgery, Oral / COVID-19 Type of study: Cohort study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg Year: 2020 Document Type: Article