Remote monitoring and supervision of urology residents utilizing integrated endourology suites-a prospective study of patients' opinions.

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-2013

Abstract

PURPOSE: To report on integrated endourology suites (IES), remote monitoring and supervision (RMS) of urology residents and to evaluate patients' opinions, acceptance, and satisfaction level with IES and RMS.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients undergoing flexible cystoscopy in the IES with RMS were surveyed using a questionnaire. All procedures were performed by junior urology residents (UR-1 level) using RMS. Patients were studied using a nine-question survey to evaluate their comfort level, acceptance, and level of satisfaction with RMS. Six questions used a scale of 1 to 10 (1=strongly disagree; 10=strongly agree), and the remaining three questions solicited a "yes" or "no" response.

RESULTS: 100 patients were studied (59% Caucasians, 40% African Americans, and 1% Hispanic). Median age was 63 years. The highest level of education was middle school in 2% of patients, high school in 55%, undergraduate in 33%, and postgraduate in 10%. Patients scored a mean of 9.50/10 (highly satisfactory) regarding their comfort with RMS; 96% scored ≥ 7, 4% scored 5 to 6, and none scored

CONCLUSIONS: RMS in IES is highly acceptable to patients undergoing endoscopic procedures. RMS has the potential to positively impact residency training, efficiency, regulatory compliance, safety, and productivity.

Volume

27

Issue

1

First Page

96

Last Page

100

ISSN

1557-900X

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

22905788

Department(s)

Department of Surgery

Document Type

Article

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