News | September 25, 2015 01:33 PM EDT
Telehealth visits may be an option after surgery - Reuters
(Reuters Health) - People may happily, and safely, forgo in-person doctors' visits after surgery by opting instead for talking with their surgeons by phone or video, suggests a small study of U.S. veterans.
Most patients preferred the virtual visits and the doctors didn't miss any infections that popped up after surgery, the researchers report in JAMA Surgery.
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