Impact of wearable wireless continuous vital sign monitoring in abdominal surgical patients: before-after study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Technological advances have enabled continuous monitoring of vital signs (CMVS) by wearable, wireless devices on general hospital wards to facilitate early detection of clinical deterioration, which could potentially improve clinical outcomes. However, evidence on the impact of these CMVS systems on patient outcomes is limited. This research aimed to explore the effect of CMVS on the clinical outcomes in major abdominal surgery patients in a general surgery ward.

Methods

A single-centre before-after study was conducted from October 2019 to June 2022. Patients in the intervention group received CMVS in addition to conventional intermittent vital sign monitoring (standard care for control group). With CMVS, heart rate and respiratory rate were measured every 5 min b

SUBMITTER: Leenen JPL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10794900 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature