Improving Postoperative Care With Digital Health—Perception Is Reality

Mené sur 72 patientes atteintes d'un cancer ayant bénéficié d'une reconstruction mammaire (36 cas, âge moyen : 45,3 ans) ou d'une chirurgie gynécologique (36 cas, âge moyen : 54,9 ans), cet essai randomisé évalue l'intérêt, du point de vue de la satisfaction des patientes et de la qualité de leur récupération physique, d'une application de suivi postopératoire sur smartphone

Résumé en anglais

Over the past 20 years, the discipline of surgery has increasingly turned an eye toward the patient experience of postoperative recovery. Through preoperative optimization and reduction of modifiable risk as well as institution of postoperative care pathways to identify developing complications as early as possible, the metrics of care delivery now include process and quality of life outcomes. The consumerization of medicine, transformation from paper to electronic health record documentation, and the integration of digital technology in all aspects of daily life have laid the groundwork for a patient-centered revolution.