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Exploratory study of patients' and carers' preferences for postdischarge surgical wound monitoring using survey and interviews.
Article in BMJ open, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07200401 (A Feasibility Study to Explore the Safety, Acceptability and Potential Cost Effectiveness of Self-swabbing at Home to Obtain Usable Surgical Wound Culture Swabs), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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A Feasibility Study to Explore the Safety, Acceptability and Potential Cost Effectiveness of Self-swabbing at Home to Obtain Usable Surgical Wound Culture Swabs
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- AI-enabled digital wound monitoring after cardiac surgery: a randomised controlled feasibility, safety, and acceptability trial.The Journal of hospital infection · 2026Trial
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- Benefits and challenges of a Patient & Public Involvement (PPI) peer researcher.Research involvement and engagement · 2026Article
- Smartphone-Based Postoperative Wound Assessment Following Laparoscopic Surgery in a Resource-Limited Setting: A Prospective Cohort Study.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo explore patients' and carers' preferences for postdischarge surgical wound monitoring.
designExplanatory mixed methods study with an online survey followed by online interviews.
settingThe online survey was distributed via the Cardiothoracic Interdisciplinary Research Network and cardiac surgery patient and public involvement groups in London and Leicester, UK. Participants were invited to share the survey link with other patients and carers. Interviewees were recruited through the survey.
participantsSeventy participants completed the survey: 74% patients and 26% carers. A range of ages, sex, ethnicities and geographical locations were represented. Six survey patient participants volunteered to be interviewed.
findingsThemes identified were the impact on patients of having a surgical site infection, patients' preferences for postdischarge surgical wound follow-up, access to specialist support, wound monitoring using digital technology and receiving information from the hospital about wounds and wound care. Interviewees described feeling isolated after discharge from hospital and 10% of survey patient respondents, including four of the six interviewees, reported hospital readmissions. Survey respondents' preferred routes for providing hospitals with wound information were over the telephone (30%), emails (24%), text messages (16%) and photos sent securely (14%). All six interviewees' preference was for digital approaches using images. Survey respondents were least likely (50%) to reply to questionnaires that required software to be downloaded and installed. Interviewees considered digital wound monitoring to be convenient and the best use of patient and staff resources. A new theme was identified where patients wanted to become more involved in treating their surgical wounds at home.
conclusionExperiences described by participants suggests there is a need to improve post-discharge wound monitoring. A new approach should be proactive, ongoing and provide easy access to healthcare services. Digital surgical wound monitoring offers these benefits and is acceptable to patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ISRCTN13950775; Post-results.
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