Key result
In older patients undergoing cancer surgery, hospital readmissions were associated with more frequent physical activity threshold violations, while post-discharge complications were associated with higher median pain scores.
Why the study?
Postoperative home monitoring may detect complications early, but evidence regarding its use in oncogeriatric surgery is scarce.
Cohort (n=58)
No
Absolute Event Rate: 58.3% vs 51.3%
p-value: p=0.02
Post-discharge telemonitoring in older cancer surgery patients showed that low physical activity and higher pain scores were associated with post-discharge adverse events, though detecting complications remains multifactorial.
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May support post-discharge activity and pain monitoring in older cancer surgery patients; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Jonker et al. (2021) conducted a cohort in Cancer (post-surgical) (n=58). Post-discharge telemonitoring (physical activity, vital signs, patient-reported symptoms) vs. Internal comparison (e.g., readmitted vs. not readmitted) was evaluated on Physical activity threshold violation (step count <1000 steps/day) in readmitted vs. non-readmitted patients (p=0.02). In older patients undergoing cancer surgery, hospital readmissions were associated with more frequent physical activity threshold violations, while post-discharge complications were associated with higher median pain scores.
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