ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Wearable Health Technology for Preoperative Risk Assessment in Elderly Patients: The WELCOME Study.
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Abstract
Preoperative identification of high-risk groups has been extensively studied to improve patients' outcomes. Wearable devices, which can track heart rate and physical activity data, are starting to be evaluated for patients' management. We hypothesized that commercial wearable devices (WD) may provide data associated with preoperative evaluation scales and tests, to identify patients with poor functional capacity at increased risk for complications. We conducted a prospective observational study including seventy-year-old patients undergoing two-hour surgeries under general anesthesia. Patients were asked to wear a WD for 7 days before surgery. WD data were compared to preoperatory clinical evaluation scales and with a 6-min walking test (6MWT). We enrolled 31 patients, with a mean age of 76.1 (SD ± 4.9) years. There were 11 (35%) ASA 3-4 patients. 6MWT results averaged 328.9 (SD ± 99.5) m. Daily steps and 𝑉𝑂2𝑚𝑎𝑥 as recorded using WD and were associated with 6MWT performance (R = 0.56,
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