Ravi Kumar Chittoria Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, India
Nishad K MS Senior Resident, Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, India
Saurabh Gupta Senior Resident, Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, India
Chirra Likhitha Reddy Senior Resident, Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, India
Padmalakshmi Bharathi Mohan Senior Resident, Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, India
Imran Pathan Senior Resident, Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, India
Shijina K Senior Resident, Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, India
Neljo Thomas Senior Resident, Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, India
Address for correspondence: Ravi Kumar Chittoria, Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, India E-mail: drchittoria@yahoo.com
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Journal of Plastic Surgery and Transplantation
1(1):p 7-9, Jan-June 2021. | DOI: Not provide
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Nishad K, Ravi Kumar Chittoria, Saurabh Gupta et al. Role of Mobile Telemedicine Kiosk for Tele-ICU Consultations during COVID-19 period, Journal of Plastic Surgery and Transplantation,2021;1(1):7–9.
Timeline
Received : April 07, 2021
Accepted : June 25, 2021
Published : June 30, 2021
Abstract
One of the most important steps in minimizing the spread of COVID-19 infection is social distancing. Telemedicine can of great help in implementing social distancing in health care. The Telemedicine consultation can be done with the help of Telemedicine Kiosk. The commercially available Telemedicine Kiosk are costly. Here in this article we are sharing our experience of using a telemedicine kiosk made from the materials already available in our department and how it was used for Tele-ICU consultations during COVID-19 lockdown period.
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Nishad K, Ravi Kumar Chittoria, Saurabh Gupta et al. Role of Mobile Telemedicine Kiosk for Tele-ICU Consultations during COVID-19 period, Journal of Plastic Surgery and Transplantation,2021;1(1):7–9.
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