Wearable devices are giving surgeons at Ohio State an objective window into patient recovery that's changing how they decide ...
Such prehabilitation care cut patients’ post-op complications by almost half, researchers reported April 29 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. What’s more, patients spent 11% less ...
Doctors have long encouraged patients to get out of bed and walk after surgery. Nurses often remind patients to move around ...
While walking after surgery has long been encouraged as an aid to recovery, new research supports the use of wearable devices ...
The study showed that every extra 1,000 steps per day after an operation was linked to an 18% lower chance of complications.
The “emerging approach” to surgery preparation has been found to shorten hospital in-patient time and halve the likelihood of ...
Patients who take up walking after surgery can significantly reduce the risk of complications and being readmitted to ...
The woman's family is now pursuing legal action against the doctor who performed the surgery, two nurses and the hospital ...