Do postoperative telemedicine interventions with a communication feature reduce emergency department visits and readmissions? —a systematic review and meta-analysis

DiscussionThis review fails to demonstrate a clear reduction ED visits and readmissions to support use of a telemedicine intervention across the board. This may be in part explained by significant heterogeneity in the proportions of potentially preventable visits in each surgical specialty. As such, targeting interventions to specific surgical settings may prove most useful.
Source: Surgical Endoscopy - Category: Surgery Source Type: research