Telemedicine for Surgical Site Infection Diagnosis in Rural Rwanda: Concordance and Accuracy of Image Reviews.
Bethany Hedt GauthierElizabeth MirandaTheoneste NkurunzizaOlivia HughesAdeline A BoatinErick GajuAlexi MatousekTeena CherianRobert RivielloFredrick KateeraPublished in: World journal of surgery (2022)
We demonstrate decent accuracy but only moderate consistency for photograph-based SSI diagnosis. Strategies to improve overall agreement include providing clinical information to accompany photographs, providing a baseline photograph for comparison, and implementing photograph-taking processes aimed at improving image quality.