Utilization of outpatient eSanjeevani National Teleconsultation Service during COVID- 19 pandemic in a public healthcare institution in North India

IF 0.9 4区计算机科学 Q3 COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS

International Journal of Parallel Programming Pub Date : 2021-01-15 DOI:10.18231/J.IJPP.2020.045

Kunwar S D S Guleria, N. Patiyal, A. Negi, Vikrant Kanwar, K. Dinesh

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Objectives: To analyse the utilization of outpatient eSanjeevani Telemedicine Service during COVID pandemic in a public healthcare institution in North India by profiling the attributes of patients availing online video consultation in terms of gender, age, urban-rural, organ-system involvement, speciality of OPD service given and prescription analysis. Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive, cross sectional study done at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Govt. Medical College which served as a hub in a hub & spoke type model for rendering online OPD consultations; on a software platform “eSanjeevani” developed by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) Mohali. Data from 206 audio+video based online tele-OPD consultations & their prescriptions were analysed. Results: Out of a total 206, 114 (55%) were males and 92 (45%) were females. Mean ± S.D. age of patients was 42 ±19.6 years. 146 (71%) connected from rural area and 60 (29%) from urban area. 38 (18%) patients required to be referred to the health-care centre and 46 (22%) patients required a review after blood biochemistry investigations. 76 (37%) were from district Kangra of Himachal Pradesh. The most common organ system involved was musculoskeletal system (19%) followed by skin (18.4%) and gastrointestinal system (16%). The most commonly prescribed class of drugs were NSAIDs & analgesics (36%) antimicrobials (23%) and antihistaminics (18%). Conclusion: Telemedicine is an innovative solution to many of the challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic. It can help substantially in decreasing the OPD workload in hospitals & decreasing infection chances for both patients & hospital staff. Keywords: COVID- 19, Remote Consultation, Teleconsultation, Telemedicine.

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北印度一家公共医疗机构在COVID-19大流行期间使用门诊eSanjeevani国家电信咨询服务

目的：分析北印度一家公共医疗机构在新冠肺炎疫情期间门诊eSanjeevani远程医疗服务的使用情况，方法是从性别、年龄、城乡、器官系统参与、门诊服务的专业性和处方分析等方面分析在线视频咨询患者的特征。材料和方法：这是Rajendra Prasad博士政府医学院进行的一项描述性横断面研究，该研究是提供在线门诊咨询的轮辐式模型中的一个中心；在高级计算发展中心（C-DAC）Mohali开发的软件平台“eSanjeevani”上。分析了206次基于音频+视频的在线远程门诊会诊及其处方的数据。结果：在206人中，114人（55%）为男性，92人（45%）为女性。患者的平均±S.D.年龄为42±19.6岁。146个（71%）来自农村地区，60个（29%）来自城市地区。38名（18%）患者需要转诊到医疗保健中心，46名（22%）患者需要在血液生化调查后进行复查。76人（37%）来自喜马偕尔邦的康格拉区。最常见的器官系统是肌肉骨骼系统（19%），其次是皮肤系统（18.4%）和胃肠系统（16%）。最常见的处方药是非甾体抗炎药和止痛药（36%）、抗菌药（23%）和抗组胺药（18%）。结论：远程医疗是应对新冠肺炎大流行带来的许多挑战的创新解决方案。它可以大大减少医院的门诊工作量，降低患者和医院工作人员的感染机会。关键词：COVID-19，远程会诊，远程咨询，远程医疗。

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International Journal of Parallel Programming 工程技术-计算机：理论方法

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期刊介绍： International Journal of Parallel Programming is a forum for the publication of peer-reviewed, high-quality original papers in the computer and information sciences, focusing specifically on programming aspects of parallel computing systems. Such systems are characterized by the coexistence over time of multiple coordinated activities. The journal publishes both original research and survey papers. Fields of interest include: linguistic foundations, conceptual frameworks, high-level languages, evaluation methods, implementation techniques, programming support systems, pragmatic considerations, architectural characteristics, software engineering aspects, advances in parallel algorithms, performance studies, and application studies.