Mobile health vs. standard care after cardiac surgery: results of The Box 2.0 study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a common complication of cardiac surgery, yet difficult to detect in ambulatory patients. The primary aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a mobile health (mHealth) intervention on POAF detection after cardiac surgery.

Methods and results

We performed an observational cohort study among 730 adult patients who underwent cardiac surgery at a tertiary care hospital in The Netherlands. Of these patients, 365 patients received standard care and were included as a historical control group, undergoing surgery between December 2017 and September 2018, and 365 patients were prospectively included from November 2018 and November 2020, undergoing an mHealth intervention which consisted of blood pressure, temperature, weight,

SUBMITTER: Biersteker TE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9907478 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature