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ArticleJournal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract2017

A Mobile Health Application to Track Patients After Gastrointestinal Surgery: Results from a Pilot Study.

Matthew M Symer, Jonathan S Abelson, Jeffrey Milsom, Bridget McClure, Heather L Yeo

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Article in Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 authors.

Matthew M SymerNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Surgery, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2722-8155
Jonathan S AbelsonNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Surgery, New York, NY, USA.
Jeffrey MilsomNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Surgery, New York, NY, USA.
Bridget McClureNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Surgery, New York, NY, USA.
Heather L YeoNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Surgery, New York, NY, USA. hey9002@med.cornell.edu.

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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality T32-HS000066-23
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMany surgical readmissions are preventable. Mobile health technology can identify nascent complications and potentially prevent readmission.

methodsWe performed a pilot study of a new mobile health application in adults undergoing major abdominal surgery. Patients reported their pain, answered surveys, photographed their wound, were reminded to stay hydrated, and used a Fitbit™ device. Abnormal responses triggered alerts for further evaluation. Patients were followed postoperatively for 30 days and compliance with app use was tracked.

resultsThirty-one patients participated. Most were female (58%) and white (61%). Six (19%) had an ostomy as part of their surgery. 83.9% of patients completed an app-related task at least 70% of the time and 89% said using the app was easy to use. Patients generated an average of 1.1 alerts. One patient was readmitted and generated seven alerts prior to readmission. Patients participated most in collecting Fitbit data (84.8% of days) and completing a single-item photoaffective meter, but had more difficulty uploading photographs (51.4% completed). Eighty-nine percent of patients found the application easy to use.

conclusionsA novel mobile health app can track patient recovery from major abdominal surgery, is easy to use, and has potential to improve outcomes. Further studies using the app are planned.

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Mobile ApplicationsPatient ReadmissionAdultAgedDigestive System Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient CompliancePilot ProjectsPostoperative ComplicationsSurveys and QuestionnairesTelemedicineYoung AdultColorectal surgerymHealthReadmissionSurgeryTelemedicine

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PMID28685388

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