Bedside vs webside: Assessing patient-reported experiences for in-person and telemedicine-based perioperative evaluations.

Background: Though telemedicine has been identified as safe and feasible, data on patient reported experiences (PREs) are lacking. We sought to compare PREs between in-person and telemedicine-based perioperative care.

Methods: Patients evaluated from August-November 2021 were prospectively surveyed to assess experiences and satisfaction with care rendered during in-person and telemedicine-based encounters.

Assessment of muscle activity and fatigue during laparoscopic surgery.

Background: Cumulative musculoskeletal stress during operative procedures can contribute to the development of chronic musculoskeletal injury among surgeons. This is a concern in laparoscopic specialties where trainees may incur greater risk by learning poor operative posture or technique early in training. This study conducted an initial investigation of the physical stress encountered during the conduct of foregut laparoscopic surgery.

First experience in clinical application of hyperspectral endoscopy for evaluation of colonic polyps.

Early detection and resection of adenomatous polyps prevents their progression to colorectal cancer (CRC), significantly improving patient outcomes. Polyps are typically identified and removed during white-light colonoscopy. Unfortunately, the rate of interval cancers that arise between CRC screening events remains high, linked to poor visualization of polyps during screening and incomplete polyp removal.