Wearable Continuous Vital Sign Monitoring Study (WARD-AMS) to Detect Clinical Deterioration in Postoperative General Surgery Patients: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postoperative complications remain a major challenge in health care systems, with more than 70% of postoperative in-hospital mortality occurring in general wards. Current practice relies on intermittent spot-check monitoring of vital signs guided by track-and-trigger thresholds such as early warning scores. Evidence shows that, up to 4 hours before an adverse event, abnormal vital signs can be detected in up to 60% of patients. Continuous vital sign monitoring in general wards offers the potential to detect clinical deterioration earlier. However, prospective evaluations of continuous monitoring in general wards remain limited.

Objective

This study aims to prospectively evaluate the impact of continuous vital sign monitoring in adult postoperative patients in gene

SUBMITTER: Syan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12716825 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature