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- ItemInformation support for the ambulant health worker.(2005-02-03) Merrell, Ronald C; Merriam, Nathaniel; Doarn, CharlesHealth workers are trained to work in information rich environments Nineteen medical students evaluated 2700 patients in four villages in Kenya where there was no power or phone A model of information support included personal digital assistants PDA electronic medical records EMR satellite telecommunications medical software and solar power The students promptly found the advantages of PDA over paper By using software for decision support and interacting with the EMR data for medical expertise very few live telemedicine consults were needed The cost of this information support was only US 0 28 dollars per patient visit We conclude information resources can be provided in remote environments at reasonable cost
- ItemTranscontinental telesurgical nephrectomy using the da Vinci robot in a porcine model.(2008-05-05) Sterbis, Joseph R; Hanly, Eric J; Herman, Barry C; Marohn, Michael R; Broderick, Timothy J; Shih, Samuel P; Harnett, Brett; Doarn, Charles; Schenkman, Noah SRobotic telesurgery has been demonstrated over long distances and offers theoretical benefits to urologic training and the care of patients in remote regions The multiple arms and three dimensional vision of the da Vinci robotic system provide a platform conducive to long distance telementoring and telesurgery Whereas prior telesurgical efforts have used dedicated lines for information transmission the public Internet offers a less expensive alternative It was the intent of this study to test the validity of using the da Vinci system in urologic telesurgery and to conduct telerobotic nephrectomies using the public Internet