Patients admitted to the surgical ward after surgery Other
Conditions
Interventions
Patients receive standard care, and in addition will be wearing two wearable sensors for continuous monitoring of heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature and oxygen saturation. No medical decisions
Sponsors
University Medical Center Groningen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients admitted to the surgical ward 2. Planned for surgery 3. 18 years or older 4. Expected postoperative stay of 48 hours
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Mentally incapable of participation 2. Unable to wear wearable devices
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility for each sensor during the study period (stay at the surgical ward for a maximum of 7 days) assessed by the following measures: 1. Participation rate: number of patients willing to participate/complete the study protocol 2. Acceptability in terms of satisfaction about the logistics and wearing the sensor, measured by experiences of patients collected using a questionnaire before discharge and at the end of the study 3. Practicality by aspects of (tele)monitoring that involve the actual experience: 3.1. Compliance with the amount of days/hours that the sensor is worn 3.2. Time spent by nurses concerning telemonitoring versus vital parameter measurements in current practice, measured through daily evaluation form and by recording the time needed for intermittent measurements of vital signs manually 3.3. Experiences and recommendations of nurses, assessed with evaluation forms and interviews 3.4. Data quality: missing data, artefacts and reasons for data losses | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Applicability (for each sensor) during the study period (stay at the surgical ward for a maximum of 7 days): 1. Continuous data stream of vital functions: heart rate, saturation, respiration rate, body temperature, daily step count, type of activity and fall detection 2. Measurements of vital signs in usual care from the electronic medical record 3. Comparison of the characteristics and quality from both wearable sensors will take place for the following outcomes: participation rate, acceptability, practicality, data quality and continuous data stream of vital functions 4. The following clinical and surgical data will be obtained via electronic medical records: age, gender, primary diagnosis, comorbidities, surgery date, procedure type, length of hospital stay, reported early warning scores, incidence and moments of postoperative complication (including falling), treatment, and incidence, moment and duration of unplanned readmission within 30 days after surgery. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed