000009549 001__ 9549 000009549 005__ 20240328083703.0 000009549 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.6083/hd76s0791 000009549 037__ $$aIR 000009549 041__ $$aeng 000009549 245__ $$aBridging the digital divide: perioperative telemedicine among rural patients evaluated at a tertiary abdominal wall reconstruction and hernia center 000009549 260__ $$bOregon Health and Science University 000009549 269__ $$a2022-04-08 000009549 336__ $$aAbstract 000009549 520__ $$aPerioperative telemedicine use has increased as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and may improve access to surgical care. However, studies assessing outcomes in populations at risk for digital-health disparities are lacking. We sought to characterize the pre- and post-operative outcomes for rural patient populations being assessed for hernia repair and abdominal wall reconstruction with telehealth. 000009549 540__ $$fCC BY 000009549 542__ $$fIn copyright - joint owners 000009549 650__ $$aTelemedicine$$029784 000009549 650__ $$aRural Health$$025632 000009549 650__ $$aHernia$$020142 000009549 6531_ $$aabdominal wall reconstruction 000009549 7001_ $$aO'Connor, Stephanie$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354 000009549 7001_ $$aBray, Jordan O.$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354 000009549 7001_ $$aSutton, Thomas L.$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354 000009549 7001_ $$aAkhter, Mudassir S.$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354 000009549 7001_ $$aIqbal, Emaad J.$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354 000009549 7001_ $$aOrenstein, Sean B.$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354 000009549 7001_ $$aNikolian, Vahagn C.$$uOregon Health and Science University 000009549 711__ $$aResearch Week$$uOregon Health and Science University$$d2022 000009549 8564_ $$91d7594eb-626a-4fd6-a319-cda48eeae9be$$s55622$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/9549/files/Rural_Telehealth_O_Connor_ResearchWeek2022-Abstract.pdf 000009549 905__ $$a/rest/prod/hd/76/s0/79/hd76s0791 000009549 980__ $$aResearch Week