Discharge with a smartphone application for follow-up after day care surgery: a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Day care surgery patients have limited options to communicate pain or nausea to their healthcare providers after discharge. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a smartphone application for pain and nausea follow-up as an enhancement to standard care.

Methods

We performed a multi center non-blinded prospective randomised controlled trial including day care surgery patients. The intervention group received a smartphone application with bidirectional messaging and standard care for postoperative follow-up. The control group received standard care. The primary outcome was measured with the Quality of Recovery-15 scale on the seventh postoperative day. Secondary endpoints included quality of recovery at postoperative day 1 and 4, satisfaction with care, trust in

SUBMITTER: Thiel B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12509104 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature