TY - JOUR
T1 - A novel method of surgical instruction
T2 - International telementoring
AU - Lee, Benjamin R.
AU - Bishoff, Jay T.
AU - Janetschek, Gunter
AU - Bunyaratevej, Pichai
AU - Kamolpronwijit, Wichean
AU - Cadeddu, Jeffrey A.
AU - Ratchanon, Supoj
AU - O'Kelley, Shannon
AU - Kavoussi, Louis R.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Telemedicine is the use of communication technologies to deliver health care. Telesurgical telementoring represents an advanced form of telemedicine, whereby an experienced surgeon can guide and teach practicing surgeons new operative techniques utilizing current video technology, medical robots, and high-bandwidth telecommunications. This technology can potentially enhance surgeons' education, increase patients' access to experienced surgeons, and decrease the likelihood of complications due to inexperience with new techniques. A personal computer-based system was developed to immerse a surgical specialist into a distant operating room utilizing public telephone lines. Telesurgical laparoscopic telementoring has successfully been implemented in 27 prior operations between the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and the Johns Hopkins Hospital, whereby the two institutions were separated by 3.5 miles. We report our experience in performing three successful international surgical telementoring operations, one in Innsbruck, Austria, and two in Bangkok, Thailand.
AB - Telemedicine is the use of communication technologies to deliver health care. Telesurgical telementoring represents an advanced form of telemedicine, whereby an experienced surgeon can guide and teach practicing surgeons new operative techniques utilizing current video technology, medical robots, and high-bandwidth telecommunications. This technology can potentially enhance surgeons' education, increase patients' access to experienced surgeons, and decrease the likelihood of complications due to inexperience with new techniques. A personal computer-based system was developed to immerse a surgical specialist into a distant operating room utilizing public telephone lines. Telesurgical laparoscopic telementoring has successfully been implemented in 27 prior operations between the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and the Johns Hopkins Hospital, whereby the two institutions were separated by 3.5 miles. We report our experience in performing three successful international surgical telementoring operations, one in Innsbruck, Austria, and two in Bangkok, Thailand.
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U2 - 10.1007/s003450050082
DO - 10.1007/s003450050082
M3 - Article
C2 - 9870280
AN - SCOPUS:0032254125
SN - 0724-4983
VL - 16
SP - 367
EP - 370
JO - World Journal of Urology
JF - World Journal of Urology
IS - 6
ER -