Continuous wireless pre- and postoperative vital sign monitoring reveal new, severe desaturations after vascular surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Postoperative deviating physiologic values (vital signs) may represent postoperative stress or emerging complications. But they can also reflect chronic preoperative values. Distinguishing between the two circumstances may influence the utility of using vital signs in patient monitoring. Thus, we aimed to describe the occurrence of vital sign deviations before and after major vascular surgery, hypothesising that preoperative vital sign deviations were longer in duration postoperatively.

Methods

In this prospective observational study, arterial vascular patients were continuously monitored wirelessly - from the day before until 5 days after surgery. Recorded values were: heart rate, respiration rate, peripheral arterial oxygen saturation (SpO₂ ) and bloo

SUBMITTER: Molgaard J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10092470 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature