To the Editor: With the outbreak of the global coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) pandemic, the world’s population has been forced to rapidly adapt to a new reality. “Social distancing”—a term virtually unknown 6 mo ago, has now driven radical changes in many of our timehonored practices. As the COVID-19 crisis unfolded, it became apparent that the traditional face-to-face encounters, which are a cornerstone of neurosurgical practice, would be both unwise and unsafe. It was during these times that telehealth was quickly recognized as a part of the solution. While telehealth was initially conceived as a means of serving rural and underserved areas, many subspecialties have now come to embrace it as a tool in delivering comprehensive healthcare.1-6 At our institution, much like at many other major academic centers, an extremely rapid roll-out of a telehealth program for the neurosurgical department was performed. In this letter, we present our experience with this implementation.

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信件：在 COVID-19 危机中实施神经外科远程医疗计划——挑战、经验教训和前进之路

致编辑：随着全球冠状病毒 19 (COVID-19) 大流行的爆发，世界人口被迫迅速适应新的现实。“社交距离”——一个在 6 个月前几乎不为人知的术语，现在已经推动了我们许多历史悠久的做法发生了根本性的变化。随着 COVID-19 危机的展开，很明显，作为神经外科实践基石的传统面对面交流既不明智也不安全。正是在这些时期，远程医疗很快被认为是解决方案的一部分。虽然远程医疗最初被认为是服务农村和服务欠缺地区的一种手段，但许多亚专业现在已经开始将其作为提供全面医疗保健的工具。1-6 在我们的机构，就像在许多其他主要学术中心一样，为神经外科部门快速推出了远程医疗计划。在这封信中，我们介绍了我们在此实施方面的经验。