Satisfaction of Patients and Physicians with Telehealth Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Objectives: The rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) posed significant challenges to healthcare systems, prompting the widespread adoption of telehealth to provide medical services while minimizing the risk of virus transmission. This study aimed to assess the satisfaction rates of both patients and physicians with telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: Searches were conducted in the Web of Science, PubMed, and Scopus databases from January 1, 2020, to January 1, 2023.

Telemonitoring in patients with asthma: a systematic review.

Background: Monitoring and managing asthma using technology can help increase patient adherence and achieve better asthma control. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of telemonitoring using smartphones and telephone communication compared to usual outpatient clinical evaluation in patients with asthma.

Data Sources: This systematic review was conducted in 2023.

Follow-Up of Coronavirus Infected Patients Using Telemedicine in a Referral Pulmonary Center.

Background: Telemedicine is considered an innovative approach for management and follow up of communicable diseases, when person to person contact has the risk of disease dissemination, such as the situation being experienced with corona virus infection. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of telemedicine in patient follow-up and patient compliance in different communication methods.

Materials And Methods: All patients discharged from a referral pulmonary hospital dedicated to coronavirus infected patients were given instructions on follow-up of symptoms.

Role of Telemedicine in Pace of Consultation and Physicians' Satisfaction in Thoracic Surgery ICU.

Background: Despite various applications of tele-ICU, there are still many questions about its costs and advantages in ICU. Some of its advantages are accelerating consultations and bringing physicians' satisfaction from tele-consultation outcomes. The aim of this study is to discuss these advantages.

High-Frequency Jet Ventilation in Nonintubated Patients.

Objectives: High-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV) is a convenient method for providing ventilation during fiberoptic bronchoscopy. We describe an incipient approach of high-frequency jet ventilation via the working channel of a flexible bronchoscope for nonintubated patients who suffer from hypoxemia during bronchoscopy. The aim of this study was to test the efficacy of this incipient approach and determine the possible complications related to it.