Telemedicine in vascular surgery during COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and narrative synthesis

SN Yew, BY Khor, E Wong, BL Gwilym… - Annals of Vascular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in seismic changes to healthcare service
delivery. The use of telemedicine was widely adopted during the pandemic, although its …

Optimizing Surgical Care Amidst COVID-19: A Scoping Review of Practices and Policies

NAN Alzerwi, M Rayzah, AK Alnemare, AME Elkhalifa - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic significantly disrupted surgical
care worldwide, affecting different specialties in various ways. Lockdowns, surges in COVID …

[HTML][HTML] Laboratory testing efficiency during the COVID pandemic: Findings from the Primary Health Care Corporation laboratories in the State of Qatar

S Awwad, M Al-Hamdani, AM Abdallah… - Journal of Infection and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Little is known about how the COVID-19 pandemic altered laboratory testing
efficiency in the State of Qatar. The aim of this study was to assess laboratory testing …

Exploring Patient Perspectives Surrounding Telemedicine Versus In-Person Preoperative Visits

A Davenport, E Brunn, M Creswell, T Sholklapper… - …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objectives The aims of the study are to explore and compare patient experience, decision
making, and satisfaction among women undergoing telemedicine or in-person preoperative …

Systematic Review of Telemedicine and eHealth Systems Applied to Vascular Surgery

I Herrera Montano, E Presencio Lafuente… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - Springer
Objective: The objective of this paper is to review and analyze the current state of
telemedicine and ehealth in the field of vascular surgery. Methods: This paper collects the …

The Impact of Follow-Up on Mortality in Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia

RA Bloch, SD Ellias, E Caron, KE Shean… - Annals of Vascular …, 2025 - Elsevier
Background Chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) is associated with high morbidity and
mortality. As such, close follow-up is recommended to ensure patency of revascularization …

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Complex Aortic Aneurysm Surgery

M Palmier, C Bosse, P Nana… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of COVID on total case load and peri-
operative outcomes in patients undergoing open surgical repair (OSR) and endovascular …

The Impact of Clinical Follow-Up After Revascularization on the Outcomes of Patients with Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia

G Kiwan, A Mohamedali, T Kim, H Zhuo… - Annals of Vascular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Guidelines for optimal follow-up for patients undergoing lower extremity
revascularization (LER) for peripheral arterial disease recommend multiple visits with …

[HTML][HTML] Satisfaction on COVID-19 psychoeducation among patients with Severe Mental Illness of community mental health services, Qatar

D Nelson, PM Haddad, A Nazarene… - Journal of Global …, 2023 - e-jghs.org
Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first reported in December 2019
and on March 2020, the World Health Organization declared it as pandemic. Patients with …

[PDF][PDF] COVID-19 and vascular care: a tale of sorrow, relationships and evolution

S Nandhra - jvsgbi.com
EDITORIAL worldwide vascular communities was paramount and is ongoing. The vascular
surgery coronavirus collaborative (VASCC) is studying coronavirus associated vascular …