Table 3.

Demographic data and encounter circumstances.

Item	Virtual clinic group	In-person clinic group	P-value
Age (mean± SD, range)	1.2 ± 3.6 (0.1–14)	1.6 ± 2.7 (0.1–14)	0.649
Gender (n,%)MaleFemale	570 (54%)486 (46%)	453 (52%)419 (48%)	0.869
Residence area (n,%)UrbanRural	355 (33.6%)701 (66.4%)	456 (52.3%)416 (47.7%)	0.05
Total number of scheduled cases	1124	872	0.687
Time interval from appointment request till the actual encounter (in days):New cases (mean± SD, range)Follow-up cases	9 ± 0.6 (6–15)On-time	50±19 (30–180)On-time	0.0321.00
Encounter duration (in minutes) mean± SD, range	5 ± 3.5 (8–15)	5.5 ± 2.9 (7–16)	0.836
Distance traveled (in kilometer) mean± SD, range	0	85±39.75 (18–312)	<0.001
Ultimate fate of consultations (n,%)Reassure and follow-upSchedule for the nearest OR listReschedule for the in-person clinic visitRequest further investigationsReferral to other surgical specialties	127 case (12%)686 case (65%)106 case (10%)74 case (7%)63 case (6%)	51 case (15%)228 case (67%)—–37 case (11%)24 case (7%)	0.692