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. 2016 May;222(5):915-27.
doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.01.062. Epub 2016 Feb 13.

Current Use of Telemedicine for Post-Discharge Surgical Care: A Systematic Review

Rebecca L Gunter  1 , Skyler Chouinard  1 , Sara Fernandes-Taylor  1 , Jason T Wiseman  1 , Sam Clarkson  1 , Kyla Bennett  1 , Caprice C Greenberg  1 , K Craig Kent  2
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Current Use of Telemedicine for Post-Discharge Surgical Care: A Systematic Review

Rebecca L Gunter et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2016 May.
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Flow diagram depicting systematic review strategy.
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Range of savings in distance, time, and money spent through the use of telemedicine. 1, Sathiyakumar et al; 2, Viers et al; 3, Urquhart et al; 4, Eisenberg et al; 5, Stypulkowski et al; 6, Hwa et al; 7, Costa et al; 8, Canon et al.
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