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. 2021 May 24;267:274–283. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2021.05.019

Fig. 1.

Fig 1

The impact of COVID-19 on the use of telemedicine across all pediatric surgery divisions. Restrictions on in-person contact aimed at combating the spread of COVID-19 were in effect from March 16, 2020 to June 25, 2020. In response, there was a rapid increase in the use of telemedicine amongst surgical providers in the early phase of the restrictive period. However, as restrictions lessened, the use of telemedicine by surgical providers decreased dramatically.