Telehealth electronic monitoring to reduce postdischarge complications and surgical site infections after arterial revascularization with groin incision.

ABSTRACT: It is intuitive that postdischarge surgical complications are associated with increased patient dissatisfaction, and are directly associated with an increase in medical expenditures. It is also easy to make the connection that many post-hospital discharge surgical complications, including surgical site infections (SSIs), could be influenced or exacerbated by patient comorbidities. The authors of a recent study reported that female gender, obesity, diabetes, smoking, hypertension, coronary artery disease, critical limb ischemia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, dyspnea, and neurologic disease were significant predictors of SSIs after vascular reconstruction was performed. The main concern for optimal patient care, especially in geographically isolated areas of West Virginia, is to hav

SUBMITTER: Mousa AY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7397551 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature