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Post-operative Care & Long-term Follow-up Using Telemedicine Analysis of Social & Financial Impact by Anjali Mishra, Additional Professor Of Endocrine surgery, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, Know More Here:http://transformhealth-it.org/
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Post-operative Care & Long-term Follow-up Using Telemedicine Analysis of Social & Financial Impact Anjali Mishra Additional Professor Dept of Endocrine Surgery, SGPGIMS, Lucknow- 226014, India Transforming Health Care With IT
Telemedicine & Surgical Patients • Teleconsultation • Pre-referral screening • Telementoring/ Telesurgery • Post-operative care (tele- follow up) Transforming Health Care With IT
Post-operative Care & Long-term Follow-up Transforming Health Care With IT
Reasons for Post-operative Visits • Wound & general care • Suture Removal • Pain, Infection, Bleeding • Nutrition • Medication’s dosages adjustment • Histology (biopsy) reports • Further planning • Long- term follow up Transforming Health Care With IT
Issues • Inconvenience/ Anxiety • Financial loss • Work hour loss • Leave issues • Domestic/ social issues Transforming Health Care With IT
Tele Follow-up • Well established for some medical conditions • Chronic diseases • Cardiology • Neurology • Web based treatment planning for radiotherapy • Surgery emerging Transforming Health Care With IT
SGPGIMS Experience Transforming Health Care With IT
Aims & Objectives Pilot study was undertaken to assess the feasibility of tele-follow up in post-operative cases of thyroid and parathyroid disorders, to establish the indications of the same, and to know the outcome in terms of patient satisfaction, financial and work hour savings incurred by them Transforming Health Care With IT
Materials & Methods • April 2004 –December 2007 • Follow- up data of patients, operated at our center & thereafter consenting to report at telemedicine center Cuttack for tele-consultations analyzed • Nature of Surgery • Reason of consultation • A questionnaire was given to pts.to assessed • Patient’s satisfaction • Financial savings • Leave saved Transforming Health Care With IT
Procedure • First tele-follow up appointment fixed at the time of discharge after explaining the procedure to the patient • On the day of appointment, telemedicine staff contacted the Senior Resident in Endocrine Surgery. • Patients records and required reports eg: Histology retrieved from HIS & placed in a file Transforming Health Care With IT
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Department of Endocrine Surgery Telemedicine Center Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow TELE-FOLLOW UP Name : Ayesha Mohanti Cr No : 2004113413 Diagnosis: Post-Op Case of Minimally Invasive Follicular Carcinoma Date: 11.04.05 Tele-Follow No.: 4th Clinical Status: No symptoms Investigation Report received: Serum Tg. <0.5 ng/ml Advice: Continue Tab. Eltroxin 100 ugm. Daily as advised Serum TSH estimation Next Follow-up: After six months with serum Thyroglobulin and Serum TSH Doctor’s Name: Dr. S.K. Mishra Transforming Health Care With IT
Reasons For Teleconsultations • Review of histology report : 18 (53.0) • Further visits not required : 13 (72.2) • Dosage adjustment : 27 (79.4) • Thyroxin dose adjustment : 24 • Calcium dosage adjustment : 08 • Thyroid cancer follow-up : 05 (14.7) Transforming Health Care With IT
Financial Implications Transforming Health Care With IT
Outcome • Satisfaction • Excellent : 69% • Very good : 31% • Leave saved • Per visit : 7.2 (4-12) days • Per patient : 14.5 days • Would prefer tele-follow-up Transforming Health Care With IT
Care Continuum So Far • No of Patients (April 2004- June 2013): 88 • Age: 44.3 + 13.8 years; M: F=1:1.8 • Diagnosis • Thyroid carcinoma : 49.3% • Benign thyroid diseases : 40.2% • Primary hyperparathyroidism : 08.0% • Adrenal Disorders : 02.3% • Duration of follow up (months) : 1 - 90 > 24 months : 21.3% • Median no. of visits/ patient : 2 ( 1-13) > 5 visits : 22.7% Transforming Health Care With IT
Care Continuum- Changing Needs • Indications of first follow- up visit • Review of final histology • Medicine dosages adjustment • Indication of subsequent follow- up visits • Medicine dosages adjustment • Tumour surveillance Transforming Health Care With IT
Summary • Indications: Clean, low risk surgeries • Laparaoscopic cholecystectomy, Hernia surgery • Skin & superficial surgeries • Thyroidectomy & parathyroidectomy • Benefits • Permit better resource utilization • Early and safe discharge • Can support Rural, remote, mobile surgery • Good follow up ensured Transforming Health Care With IT
Conclusions • We believe that tele-follow up facility could play an important role in improving health care delivery system in our country Transforming Health Care With IT
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