Virtual outpatient clinic as an alternative to an actual clinic visit after surgical discharge

Virtual outpatient clinic as an alternative to an actual clinic visit after surgical discharge: a randomised controlled trial
BMJ Qual Saf 2019;28:24-31, 5 October 2018

• A randomised trial of virtual outpatient clinics (VOPC) compared to outpatient clinic (OPC) attendance for a broad range of general surgical patients following a hospital admission. 
• Follow-up indicated 78 of 82 (95%) VOPC patients were very happy with their overall experience compared with 34/61 (56%) in the actual OPC group. A significant proportion of both cohorts—68/82 (83%) in VOPC group and 41/61 (67%) in OPC group (p = 0.029)—preferred a VOPC appointment as their future follow-up of choice.