Feasibility Study of Implementing of Telesurgery in Hospitals Affiliated to Tehran Universities of Medical Sciences, Iran

Background: Hospitals employing telesurgery need to be evaluated to determine whether they satisfy the international standards. The main goal of this research was to assess the software, hardware, telecommunication equipments, privacy and security methods, and staffing requirements for supporting an...

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Main Authors: Azamassadat Hosseini, Hamid Moghaddasi, Farkhonde Asadi, Mozhgan Karimi
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Vesnu Publications 2012-03-01
Series:مدیریت اطلاعات سلامت
Online Access:http://him.mui.ac.ir/index.php/him/article/view/560
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spelling doaj-bc45658b49394ab5aabb919f1a30fff22020-11-25T02:34:05ZfasVesnu Publications مدیریت اطلاعات سلامت1735-78531735-98132012-03-0191340Feasibility Study of Implementing of Telesurgery in Hospitals Affiliated to Tehran Universities of Medical Sciences, IranAzamassadat Hosseini0Hamid Moghaddasi1Farkhonde Asadi2Mozhgan Karimi3Assistant Professor, Health Information Management, Shahid Beheshti Uuniversity of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranAssociate Professor, Health Information Management, Shahid Beheshti Uuniversity of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranAssistant Professor, Health Information Management, Shahid Beheshti Uuniversity of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranMSc, Education of Medical Records, Shahid Beheshti Uuniversity of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranBackground: Hospitals employing telesurgery need to be evaluated to determine whether they satisfy the international standards. The main goal of this research was to assess the software, hardware, telecommunication equipments, privacy and security methods, and staffing requirements for supporting and executing telesurgery in hospitals affiliated to Tehran universities of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran. Methods: This descriptive study included 23 hospitals affiliated to Tehran universities of medical sciences. Hospitals were selected by stratified sampling followed by simple random sampling. Data was collected by observation and interviews using a checklist. Descriptive statistics was applied for data analyses.   Results: According to our findings, 10 studied hospitals employed telesurgery among which 90% used telementoring, 30% used teleproctoring accompanied by telementoring, and 10% used telerobotic surgery. None of the hospitals used telepresence surgery. Most common equipments were video camera (80%) and microphone (100%). TCP/IP was the most common telecommunication standard with which most hospitals were more familiar. Moreover, 80% of hospitals used informed consents in order to assure the security and privacy of telesurgical information. Conclusions: Overall, we consider the hospitals which employ telesurgery in weak conditions in terms of satisfying the related standards. Accessing and distributing appropriate infrastructures, equipments and transferring methods and standards are main prerequisites for successful implementation of telesurgical applications. Key words: Feasibility Studies; Telesurgery; Information and Communication Technology.http://him.mui.ac.ir/index.php/him/article/view/560
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author Azamassadat Hosseini
Hamid Moghaddasi
Farkhonde Asadi
Mozhgan Karimi
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Hamid Moghaddasi
Farkhonde Asadi
Mozhgan Karimi
Feasibility Study of Implementing of Telesurgery in Hospitals Affiliated to Tehran Universities of Medical Sciences, Iran
مدیریت اطلاعات سلامت
author_facet Azamassadat Hosseini
Hamid Moghaddasi
Farkhonde Asadi
Mozhgan Karimi
author_sort Azamassadat Hosseini
title Feasibility Study of Implementing of Telesurgery in Hospitals Affiliated to Tehran Universities of Medical Sciences, Iran
title_short Feasibility Study of Implementing of Telesurgery in Hospitals Affiliated to Tehran Universities of Medical Sciences, Iran
title_full Feasibility Study of Implementing of Telesurgery in Hospitals Affiliated to Tehran Universities of Medical Sciences, Iran
title_fullStr Feasibility Study of Implementing of Telesurgery in Hospitals Affiliated to Tehran Universities of Medical Sciences, Iran
title_full_unstemmed Feasibility Study of Implementing of Telesurgery in Hospitals Affiliated to Tehran Universities of Medical Sciences, Iran
title_sort feasibility study of implementing of telesurgery in hospitals affiliated to tehran universities of medical sciences, iran
publisher Vesnu Publications
series مدیریت اطلاعات سلامت
issn 1735-7853
1735-9813
publishDate 2012-03-01
description Background: Hospitals employing telesurgery need to be evaluated to determine whether they satisfy the international standards. The main goal of this research was to assess the software, hardware, telecommunication equipments, privacy and security methods, and staffing requirements for supporting and executing telesurgery in hospitals affiliated to Tehran universities of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran. Methods: This descriptive study included 23 hospitals affiliated to Tehran universities of medical sciences. Hospitals were selected by stratified sampling followed by simple random sampling. Data was collected by observation and interviews using a checklist. Descriptive statistics was applied for data analyses.   Results: According to our findings, 10 studied hospitals employed telesurgery among which 90% used telementoring, 30% used teleproctoring accompanied by telementoring, and 10% used telerobotic surgery. None of the hospitals used telepresence surgery. Most common equipments were video camera (80%) and microphone (100%). TCP/IP was the most common telecommunication standard with which most hospitals were more familiar. Moreover, 80% of hospitals used informed consents in order to assure the security and privacy of telesurgical information. Conclusions: Overall, we consider the hospitals which employ telesurgery in weak conditions in terms of satisfying the related standards. Accessing and distributing appropriate infrastructures, equipments and transferring methods and standards are main prerequisites for successful implementation of telesurgical applications. Key words: Feasibility Studies; Telesurgery; Information and Communication Technology.
url http://him.mui.ac.ir/index.php/him/article/view/560
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