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Table 2 Use of telephone and video consultation in November/December 2020 differentiated according to medical speciality

From: Use of telemedicine in the outpatient sector during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey of German physicians

Medical speciality

Telephone consultation November/December 2020

Video consultation November/December 2020

yes

no

missing value

yes

no

missing value

General medicine 100% (751)

68.58% (515)

25.83% (194)

5.59% (42)

24.10% (181)

68.31 (513)

7.59% (57)

Cardiology 100% (54)

37.04% (20)

57.42% (31)

5.56% (3)

12.96% (7)

79.63% (43)

7.41% (4)

Gastroenterology 100% (111)

63.06% (70)

33.33% (37)

3.60% (4)

17.12% (19)

75.68% (84)

7.21% (8)

Paediatrics 100% (223)

64.57% (144)

31.39% (70)

4.04% (9)

30.94% (69)

63.68% (142)

5.38% (12)

Gynaecology 100% (262)

61.07% (160)

35.50% (93)

3.44% (9)

12.98% (34)

78.24% (205)

8.78% (23)

ENT 100% (120)

40.83% (49)

53.33% (64)

5.83% (7)

13.33% (16)

79.17% (95)

7.50% (9)