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Telemedicine in monitoring pediatric LT patients before and during COVID-19 pandemic

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dc.contributor.departmentKUTTAM (Koç University Research Center for Translational Medicine)
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Medicine
dc.contributor.departmentGraduate School of Health Sciences
dc.contributor.kuauthorMusaoğlu, Miraç Nur
dc.contributor.kuauthorYüksel, Muhammed
dc.contributor.kuauthorMizikoğlu, Özlem
dc.contributor.kuauthorArıkan, Çiğdem
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dc.contributor.schoolcollegeinstituteGRADUATE SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES
dc.contributor.schoolcollegeinstituteSCHOOL OF MEDICINE
dc.contributor.schoolcollegeinstituteResearch Center
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dc.date.accessioned2024-11-10T00:11:38Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractBackground: the delivery of healthcare services by telemedicine decreases costs of traveling for patients, is less time-consuming, and most importantly permits the connection between highly skilled specialists and patients. However, whether the use of telemedicine (text messaging) for LT patients was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is unknown. Methods: We collected data (following consent from patients and parents) from 57 patients (33 male/24 female) with a median age of 47 (IQR: 9-91) months, whom we followed up with text messaging between September 2019 and September 2020, spanning the 6 months prior to COVID-19 and during this period. Results: in total, 723 text message mediated consultations occurred during this period, henceforth simply referred to as "messages." Three hundred and twenty-eight (45%) messages occurred during the 6 months up to the start of the pandemic. Following the COVID-19 outbreak, the number of messages increased to 395 (55%). the three most common reasons of messaging were post-liver-LT follow-up messages (n = 215/723, 29.7%), consultations for drug use (n = 157/723, 21.7%), and medication prescriptions (n = 113/723, 15.6%). Protocol biopsy discussions (n = 33/723, 4.6%) and fever (n = 27/723, 3.7%) were among others (vaccination, rash, diarrhea, cough, fatigue, Acne). During the COVID-19 outbreak, only post-LT follow-up messages increased significantly to 132/395 (33%) from 83/328 (25%) (p-value: .02). Conclusions: We found that the pandemic resulted in an increase in the total number of text message mediated consultations and specifically for the use of post-LT follow-up. Messaging was effective for post-LT follow-ups and all patients were at least satisfied.
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dc.description.issue1
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dc.description.publisherscopeInternational
dc.description.volume26
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/petr.14138
dc.identifier.eissn1399-3046
dc.identifier.issn1397-3142
dc.identifier.quartileQ4
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dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/petr.14138
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/17518
dc.identifier.wos695019700001
dc.keywordsChildren
dc.keywordsImmunosuppression
dc.keywordsSaRS-CoV-2
dc.keywordsSolid-organ transplantation
dc.keywordsTelehealth
dc.keywordsTelemedicine
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWiley
dc.sourcePediatric Transplantation
dc.subjectPediatrics
dc.subjectTransplantation
dc.titleTelemedicine in monitoring pediatric LT patients before and during COVID-19 pandemic
dc.typeJournal Article
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local.contributor.kuauthorMusaoğlu, Miraç Nur
local.contributor.kuauthorYüksel, Muhammed
local.contributor.kuauthorMizikoğlu, Özlem
local.contributor.kuauthorArıkan, Çiğdem
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