Application of telemedicine in urology surgery
10.3760/cma.j.cn115396-20231011-00084
- VernacularTitle:远程医疗在泌尿外科手术中的应用
- Author:
Di NIU
1
;
Cheng YANG
;
Chaozhao LIANG
Author Information
1. 安徽医科大学第一附属医院泌尿外科 安徽医科大学泌尿外科研究所 泌尿生殖系统疾病安徽省重点实验室，合肥 230022
- Keywords:
Telemedicine;
Remote consultation;
Urologic surgical procedures;
Telesurgery;
5G
- From:
International Journal of Surgery
2023;50(10):649-652
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Telemedicine is the process of using telecommunications and digital relay to perform, teach, or share medical knowledge, including telementoring, telesurgery and telerobotics. Telemedicine in surgery could not only help to solve the problem of shortage of high-level surgeons, but also eliminate geographical obstacles, relieve economic burden of patients, contribute to the national implementation of hierarchical diagnosis and treatment. The history and current situation of telemedicine at home and abroad in the field of urological surgery are reviewed in this article, and future development of telemedicine is prospected.
