The Development of Telemedicine and eHealth in Surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

Anas Taha, Bara Saad, Bassey Enodien, Marta Bachmann, Daniel M. Frey and Stephanie Taha-Mehlitz
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Anas Taha: Department of Surgery, Wetzikon Hospital, 8620 Wetzikon, Switzerland
Bara Saad: Faculty of Medicine, St. George’s University of London, 2417 Nicosia, Cyprus
Bassey Enodien: Department of Surgery, Wetzikon Hospital, 8620 Wetzikon, Switzerland
Marta Bachmann: Department of Surgery, Wetzikon Hospital, 8620 Wetzikon, Switzerland
Daniel M. Frey: Department of Surgery, Wetzikon Hospital, 8620 Wetzikon, Switzerland
Stephanie Taha-Mehlitz: Clarunis, Department of Visceral Surgery, University Centre for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, St. Clara Hospital and University Hospital Basel, 4002 Basel, Switzerland

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 22, 1-12

Abstract: SARS-CoV-2 has hampered healthcare systems worldwide, but some countries have found new opportunities and methods to combat it. In this study, we focused on the rapid growth of telemedicine during the pandemic around the world. We conducted a systematic literature review of all the articles published up to the present year, 2021, by following the requirements of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) framework. The data extracted comprised eHealth and telemedicine in surgery globally, and independently in Europe, the United States, and Switzerland. This review explicitly included fifty-nine studies. Out of all the articles included, none of them found that telemedicine causes poor outcomes in patients. Telemedicine has created a new path in the world of healthcare, revolutionizing how healthcare is delivered to patients and developing alternative methods for clinicians.

Keywords: surgery; telemedicine; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; pandemic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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