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cord-354888-448eqhg8	Irarrázaval, María J.	Telemedicine for postoperative follow-up, virtual surgical clinics during COVID-19 pandemic	2020-11-02		.txt	text/plain	2858	149	47	The aim of the present prospective study is to compare the use of telemedicine clinics to in-person follow-up for postoperative care after gastrointestinal surgery during COVID-19 outbreak. Due to the current context and the urgent need to maintain social distance, reorganize human resources and keep patients away from clinical areas; our gastrointestinal surgery team implemented a contingency strategy based on telemedicine for postoperative patient care. This study aims to report our results using telemedicine consults for postoperative care and compare them to in-person follow-up after gastrointestinal surgery during COVID-19 outbreak. Only 2.8% of patients needed an in-person consultation with an attending surgeon, and only 1.9% visited the ED following a telemedicine appointment. While further prospective studies are needed to support the safety of telemedicine in postoperative care, we found that a telemedicine protocol could be safely implemented for gastrointestinal surgery follow-up during the COVID-19 pandemic.	./cache/cord-354888-448eqhg8.txt	./txt/cord-354888-448eqhg8.txt