Table 2.
Online Consultation Fees Based on Subspecialties
| Consultation Fees* (No., %) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subspecialty | Free | 25% | 50% | 75% | Full |
| Pediatric | 12 (70.6%) | 1 (5.9%) | 1 (5.9%) | 3 (17.6%) | 0 (0%) |
| Hand | 20 (69%) | 3 (10.3%) | 3 (10.3%) | 3 (10.3%) | 0 (0%) |
| Microsurgery | 20 (74.1%) | 4 (14.8%) | 3 (11.1%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Craniofacial | 3 (37.5%) | 2 (25%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (37.5%) | 0 (0%) |
| Breast | 21 (63.6%) | 1 (3%) | 5 (15.2%) | 5 (15.2%) | 1 (3%) |
| Burn | 24 (82.8%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3.4%) | 4 (13.8%) | 0 (0%) |
| General plastic | 43 (75.4%) | 2 (3.5%) | 2 (3.5%) | 8 (14%) | 2 (3.5%) |
| Cosmetic | 39 (70.9%) | 2 (3.6%) | 4 (7.3%) | 8 (14.5%) | 2 (3.6%) |
| Overall** | 62 (72.9%) | 5 (5.9%) | 6 (7.1%) | 9 (10.6%) | 3 (3.5%) |
*This proportion is in relation to the original fees before the emergence of COVID-19.
**This row represents all the surgeons who used telemedicine in our cohort, regardless of the subspecialty.