A feasibility study of remote consultation to determine suitability for surgery in stroke rehabilitation

Buurke, J.H. and Kleissen, R.F.M. and Nene, A. and Bloo, J.K.C. and Renzenbrink, G.J. and Zeegers, A.V.C.M. and Doederlein, L. and Hermens, H.J. (2004) A feasibility study of remote consultation to determine suitability for surgery in stroke rehabilitation. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 10 (2). pp. 108-112. ISSN 1357-633X

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Abstract:	We studied knowledge transfer for the determination of the suitability of stroke patients for a specialist surgical procedure (split anterior tibial tendon transfer). Gait analysis data from patients at a general hospital were discussed with an expert in another country using personal computers, an ISDN connection (128 kbit/s) and TCP/IP-based communication tools. The key issue was whether the staff in the general hospital became better able to determine suitability for surgery. Twelve patients were studied. In three of the first four cases the advice of the remote expert changed the plan for surgery. After that the treatment plans did not change after consultation. After eight cases the local clinicians did not need to ask for further advice. There was a rapid increase in skill in determining suitability for surgery. The experience and skills of the local clinicians were thought to increase more rapidly than would have been the case without the consultations with a remote expert.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 2004 Royal Society of Medicine Press
Faculty:	Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS)
Research Group:	Biomedical Signals and Systems (BSS)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/71316
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/135763304773391567
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