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. 2021 Oct 19;10(20):4789.
doi: 10.3390/jcm10204789.

The Development of Electronic Health and Artificial Intelligence in Surgery after the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic-A Scoping Review

Stephanie Taha-Mehlitz  1 , Ahmad Hendie  2 , Anas Taha  3
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The Development of Electronic Health and Artificial Intelligence in Surgery after the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic-A Scoping Review

Stephanie Taha-Mehlitz et al. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

Background: SARS-CoV-2 has significantly transformed the healthcare environment, and it has triggered the development of electronic health and artificial intelligence mechanisms, for instance. In this overview, we concentrated on enhancing the two concepts in surgery after the pandemic, and we examined the factors on a global scale.

Objective: The primary goal of this scoping review is to elaborate on how surgeons have used eHealth and AI before; during; and after the current global pandemic. More specifically, this review focuses on the empowerment of the concepts of electronic health and artificial intelligence after the pandemic; which mainly depend on the efforts of countries to advance the notions of surgery.

Design: The use of an online search engine was the most applied method. The publication years of all the studies included in the study ranged from 2013 to 2021. Out of the reviewed studies; forty-four qualified for inclusion in the review.

Discussion: We evaluated the prevalence of the concepts in different continents such as the United States; Europe; Asia; the Middle East; and Africa. Our research reveals that the success of eHealth and artificial intelligence adoption primarily depends on the efforts of countries to advance the notions in surgery.

Conclusions: The study's primary limitation is insufficient information on eHealth and artificial intelligence concepts; particularly in developing nations. Future research should focus on establishing methods of handling eHealth and AI challenges around confidentiality and data security.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; artificial intelligence; eHealth; pandemic; surgery.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Selection of sources for the study.
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Articles published on artificial intelligence from 1992–2020 (permission to reproduce from Secinaro et al. [27]).
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Appointments to the general practitioners from January 2019 to June 2020 (permission to reproduce from Hutchings [31]).
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