Using Telemedicine to Diagnose Surgical Site Infections in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Systematic Review

• Principais autores: Sandberg, Charlotte E J (Autor), Knight, Stephen R (Autor), Qureshi, Ahmad Uzair (Autor), Pathak, Samir (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: JMIR Publications, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundA high burden of preventable morbidity and mortality due to surgical site infections (SSIs) occurs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and most of these SSIs occur following discharge. There is a high loss to follow-up due to a wide geographical spread of patients, and cost of tra...