An Essential Infinitebook for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Preoperative Planning
Ricardo Horta, Inês S.C. Rocha, Pedro Lopes · 2024
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Description
Ricardo Horta, Inês Rocha, and Pedro Lopes published this study in 2024. It introduces a simple paper tool for plastic surgery consultations: a reusable notebook with erasable pages, called the Infinitebook. Patients often leave consultations with shaky understanding and unrealistic hopes, which hurts satisfaction later.
During the visit, the surgeon sketches the planned procedure on the notebook, live, and tailors the drawing to the patient. The team compared two groups of twenty-three patients, one with the notebook and one without. Everyone in the notebook group praised it and said they would recommend it. Understanding of the procedure and satisfaction with the visit ran higher with the sketches. The authors note the tool is cheap, reusable, and kind to the environment. They see room for it in clinics worldwide.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ricardo Horta, Inês S.C. Rocha, Pedro Lopes |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |