Why the study?
The role of telemedicine in the branch of anesthesia remains largely unexplored despite redefining medical practice across other specialties.
Telemedicine has potential benefits across pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative phases of anesthesia and warrants further utilization.
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May support telemedicine consideration in anesthesia care; leaves open need for prospective trials.
Telemedicine is a modality which utilizes technology to provide and support health care across large distances. It has redefined the practices of medicine in many specialties and continues to be a boon for clinicians on many frontiers. Its role in the branch of anesthesia remains largely unexplored but has shown to be beneficial in all the three phases: pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative. Now time has come that anesthesiologists across the globe reassess their strategies and utilize the telemedicine facilities in the field of anesthesia.
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