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— Conducting pre-op and post-op visits via telemedicine saved patients thousands of driving miles
ORLANDO — Utilization of a “total telemedicine pathway” for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) surgery saved a considerable amount of mileage and time for patients treated at an academic IBD center, according to a small study presented here.
For 13 included patients, using telemedicine for all preoperative and postoperative visits saved a total of 6,195 driving miles, representing 116 driving hours, reported Gabriel Marrero-Rivera, MD, of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, at the Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases annual meeting.
“TTP [total telemedicine pathway] for IBD surgical patients, particularly when coupled with existing IBD virtual care, can expand access to multidisciplinary IBD expertise, while increasing convenience...
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