TY - JOUR

T1 - Feasibility of app-based home monitoring after abdominal surgery

T2 - A systematic review

AU - Thorhauge, Klara Amalie Linde

AU - Hansen, Jannick Brander

AU - Jensen, Julie

AU - Nalepa, Isabella Flor

AU - Burcharth, Jakob

N1 - Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

PY - 2024/5/16

Y1 - 2024/5/16

N2 - BACKGROUND: Abdominal surgery presents great challenges postoperatively. Considering financial healthcare constraints, the use of mobile applications has received increased interest. This systematic review was conducted to assess and report the feasibility of app-based home monitoring after abdominal surgery.METHODS: MEDLINE, EMBASE, and The Cochrane Library were searched on the October 17, 2023. This systematic review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines.RESULTS: Thirty-six articles were included, 17 of these originating from USA or Canada. The response rate varied between 11.9 ​% and 100 ​%. Bariatric, upper gastrointestinal, and colorectal surgery reported the highest response rates. All included studies had a degree of bias.CONCLUSION: This study found varying response rates. The data indicated that the response rates were high within bariatric surgery, with additional factors potentially affecting this. The degree of bias was generally high, and the quality of the included studies limits the conclusions.

AB - BACKGROUND: Abdominal surgery presents great challenges postoperatively. Considering financial healthcare constraints, the use of mobile applications has received increased interest. This systematic review was conducted to assess and report the feasibility of app-based home monitoring after abdominal surgery.METHODS: MEDLINE, EMBASE, and The Cochrane Library were searched on the October 17, 2023. This systematic review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines.RESULTS: Thirty-six articles were included, 17 of these originating from USA or Canada. The response rate varied between 11.9 ​% and 100 ​%. Bariatric, upper gastrointestinal, and colorectal surgery reported the highest response rates. All included studies had a degree of bias.CONCLUSION: This study found varying response rates. The data indicated that the response rates were high within bariatric surgery, with additional factors potentially affecting this. The degree of bias was generally high, and the quality of the included studies limits the conclusions.

U2 - 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.05.005

DO - 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.05.005

M3 - Review

C2 - 38830790

SP - 115764

JO - American Journal of Surgery

JF - American Journal of Surgery

SN - 0002-9610

ER -