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Review
. 2022 Jun 30:9:911206.
doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.911206. eCollection 2022.

Telemedicine and Telehealth in Urology: Uptake, Impact and Barriers to Clinical Adoption

Nithesh Naik  1   2 , Shreyas Raghavan Nandyal  3 , Sanjana Ganesh Nayak  4 , Milap Shah  2   5 , Sufyan Ibrahim  2   6 , B M Zeeshan Hameed  2   7 , Ananth Patil  8 , Gopika Suresh  6 , Pritam A Shetty  6 , Bhavan Prasad Rai  2   9 , Rajeev Tp  10 , Patrick Rice  11 , Suraj Jayadeva Reddy  12 , Nandakishore Bhat  7 , Deepesh Garg  13 , Piotr Chlosta  14 , Bhaskar K Somani  2   11
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Telemedicine and Telehealth in Urology: Uptake, Impact and Barriers to Clinical Adoption

Nithesh Naik et al. Front Surg. .

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.

Keywords: COVID-19; patient satisfaction; telehealth; telemedicine; urology.

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