Table 2.
Clinical and safety outcomes for patients with virtual follow-up.
| Author | Year | Re-admission | In person review required | Recurrence | Morbidity and mortality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver et al. | 2012 | 2/25 control and 1/25 in TM. | |||
| Beaver et al. | 2017 | 5/129 TM, 5/130 control | |||
| Cerfolio et al. | 2019 | No emergency readmissions. | No in-person reviews required. | No major morbidity. Minor morbidity: 10/56. No 30- or 90-day mortality. |
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| Mole et al. | 2019 | 13/142 patients. | 5-year mortality: 4/142 | ||
| Siddika et al. | 2015 | 5-year mortality: 7.3%–21.2% based on tumor type. | |||
| Uppal et al. | 2022 | 90-day readmission: 16.3% TM, 16.5% control | 14/98 (14.2%) TM | No difference in mortality. |