AUTHOR=Naik Nithesh , Hameed B. M. Zeeshan , Nayak Sanjana Ganesh , Gera Anshita , Nandyal Shreyas Raghavan , Shetty Dasharathraj K. , Shah Milap , Ibrahim Sufyan , Naik Aniket , Kamath Nagaraj , Mahdaviamiri Delaram , D'costa Kenisha Kevin , Rai Bhavan Prasad , Chlosta Piotr , Somani Bhaskar K. TITLE=Telemedicine and Telehealth in Urology—What Do the ‘Patients' Think About It? JOURNAL=Frontiers in Surgery VOLUME=Volume 9 - 2022 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.863576 DOI=10.3389/fsurg.2022.863576 ISSN=2296-875X ABSTRACT=

Telemedicine is the delivery of healthcare to patients who are not in the same location as the physician. The practice of telemedicine has a large number of advantages, including cost savings, low chances of nosocomial infection, and fewer hospital visits. Teleclinics have been reported to be successful in the post-surgery and post-cancer therapy follow-up, and in offering consulting services for urolithiasis patients. This review focuses on identifying the outcomes of the recent studies related to the usage of video consulting in urology centers for hematuria referrals and follow-up appointments for a variety of illnesses, including benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), kidney stone disease (KSD), and urinary tract infections (UTIs) and found that they are highly acceptable and satisfied. Certain medical disorders can cause embarrassment, social exclusion, and also poor self-esteem, all of which can negatively impair health-related quality-of-life. Telemedicine has proven beneficial in such patients and is a reliable, cost-effective patient-care tool, and it has been successfully implemented in various healthcare settings and specialties.