The Author ensures that the research has been conducted responsibly and ethically with adherence to all relevant regulations. read more..
Department of Internal Medicine, Switzerland
*Corresponding author: Emmanuel Haefliger, Department of Internal Medicine, Boarding school path 2-6, 1708 Fribourg, Switzerland
Submission: April 8, 2022Published: April 25, 2022
Covid-19 posed major problems for health systems and hospitals, which suddenly had to deal with significantly larger patient flows. Each hospital has responded differently, with telemedicine proving a viable option. Patients were discharged earlier and further monitored by telemedicine; the emergency departments used telemedicine as a triage tool, or consultations were conducted via telemedicine applications. We conducted a retrospective descriptive study analyzing the satisfaction of telemedicine follow-ups of COVID-19 positive patients discharged from hospitalization. Physicians followed up the 24 patients via telemedicine, and 21 questionnaires were completed and analyzed, based on the total of 55 performed consultations. In general, the patients were delighted with the follow-up quality and found this consultation pleasant. The patients would also recommend the telemedicine service to others and want to use this service more often in the future. However, from an outpatient perspective, it remains to be seen whether telemedicine offers the real added value of reducing hospital costs and length of stay.
Keywords: Telemedicine; Second covid; Health systems; Hospitals; Triage tool; Physicians; Pneumonia
Abbreviations: WHO: World Health Organization; HFR: Hospitals of Fribourg; HR: Heart Rate; SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure
Ph.D in Agriculture from Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University
Research Professor, PhD, Holistic Research Institute
Professor, Chief Doctor, Director of Department of Pediatric Surgery, Associate Director of Department of Surgery, Doctoral Supervisor Tongji hospital, Tongji medical college, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Senior Research Engineer and Professor, Center for Refining and Petrochemicals, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Fellow of International Agency for Standards and Ratings (IASR), Edith Cowan University, Sarich Neuroscience Research Institute
Chancellor Emeritus / Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Physics, University of Missouri–St. Louis
Ph.D in Science from the Federal University of Alagoas, UFAL, Brazil
Assistant Professor in College of Architecture, Art and Design
Interim Dean, College of Education and Health Sciences, Director of Biomechanics Laboratory, Sport Science Innovation Program, Bridgewater State University
Wenzhou Medical University, China
Fooyin University, Taiwan
Saglik Bilimleri University, Turkey
Vincent Pol University, Poland
National Defence University of Malaysia, Malaysia
Dogus University, Turkey
Hope College, USA
Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
Southern Cross University, Australia
Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia
City University of New York, USA
Khalifa University of Science & Technology, United Arab Emirates
Hebei Normal University, China
Alexandria University, Egypt
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
Council for Agriculture Research and Analysis of Agri Economy (CREA), Italy
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
University of Oregon, USA
University of Edinburgh, Scotland
University of Tennessee, USA
Central University of Venezuela, Venezuela
Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch, Iran
Tourin University, Italy
Teaching & Public Speaking, Spain
Paeditric Hospital "Giovanni XXIII", Italy
University of Nicosia, Cyprus
Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Spain
Oral Roberts University, USA
Beijing Normal University, China
Howard University, USA
Edith Cowan University, Australia
Dubai Health Authority, UAE
University of Minnesota, USA
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
Serhal Hospital, Lebanon
University of Malta, Malta
National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan
Molloy College, USA
Federal University of Piauí, Brazil
Krankenhaus Nordwest Hospital, Germany
Laval University, Canada
Cinvestav-Unidad Saltillo, Mexico
UPMC Hamot Neuroscience Institute, USA
Ramon Llull University, Spain
White Bear Associates, LLC, USA
Lehigh University, USA
California Southern University, USA
Institute of Solid State Physics of RAS, Russia
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mansoura University, Egypt
King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
University of Coimbra, Portugal