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The Journal of Urology Mar 2019
Topics: Constriction, Pathologic; Female; Genitalia, Female; Humans; Male; Postoperative Period; Urethra
PubMed: 30759703
DOI: 10.1097/01.JU.0000553728.43441.3f -
The Journal of Urology Apr 2019
Topics: Child; Humans; Kidney Calculi; Postoperative Period
PubMed: 30947450
DOI: 10.1097/01.JU.0000554770.22475.9f -
The American Journal of Managed Care Oct 2020Surgical patients often leave the hospital with many questions and concerns after their surgery and will contact their providers to get answers. The growth of... (Review)
Review
OBJECTIVES
Surgical patients often leave the hospital with many questions and concerns after their surgery and will contact their providers to get answers. The growth of patient-provider communication (PPC) technologies allows for many new opportunities to study postoperative patient-initiated communication. We aimed to characterize a growing body of literature on postoperative patient-initiated communication.
STUDY DESIGN
Review.
METHODS
A scoping review methodology was used to identify 17 studies analyzing patient-initiated communication in the postoperative period and to characterize key results and areas of investigation in the literature. Patient-initiated communication in the postoperative period was defined as any communication initiated by the patient after discharge.
RESULTS
The majority of studies were published between 2014 and 2018 (82.4%). Telephone calls were the most common type of medium investigated (11 studies; 64.7%), followed by secure messaging (2 studies; 11.8%). Patients most commonly initiated contact regarding study results, medications, and wounds. Common areas of investigation included communication timing and sociodemographic associations.
CONCLUSIONS
As health systems adopt new technologies for PPC, understanding how and why patients initiate contact with providers postoperatively can inform efforts to strengthen PPC broadly. Moreover, research on sociodemographic variation in communication patterns after surgery can help address communication gaps that patient groups may experience. Future research can build upon this work to improve patient outcomes and increase clinic efficiency.
Topics: Communication; Humans; Patients; Postoperative Period; Surgical Procedures, Operative
PubMed: 33094946
DOI: 10.37765/ajmc.2020.88507 -
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial... Jun 2018
Topics: Dexamethasone; Humans; Methylprednisolone; Molar, Third; Postoperative Period
PubMed: 29596795
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2018.03.001 -
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Apr 2021Several studies published in the last year have shed light on the preoperative assessment of perioperative cardiovascular risk and on the need for anticoagulation in... (Review)
Review
Several studies published in the last year have shed light on the preoperative assessment of perioperative cardiovascular risk and on the need for anticoagulation in patients with postoperative atrial fibrillation, which are reviewed here.
Topics: Atrial Fibrillation; Heart; Humans; Perioperative Care; Postoperative Complications; Postoperative Period
PubMed: 33795245
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.88a.21014 -
The Journal of Urology Mar 2018
Topics: Humans; Nephrectomy; Postoperative Period; Urinary Tract Physiological Phenomena
PubMed: 29172036
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2017.09.154 -
The Journal of Thoracic and... May 2018
Topics: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; Humans; Lung Transplantation; Postoperative Period
PubMed: 29366579
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.12.099 -
Best Practice & Research. Clinical... 2018Modern recovery assessment has progressed from that which addressed purely physiological restitution in the immediate post-operative period to that which is a... (Review)
Review
Modern recovery assessment has progressed from that which addressed purely physiological restitution in the immediate post-operative period to that which is a multi-dimensional construct existing as a continuum and which follows a predictable trajectory. Recovery tools differ in their derivation, validation and scope of assessment. Importantly, few are validated for repeat measures, an aspect crucial when assessing the temporal nature of modern recovery. Recovery can be assessed as a continuous or dichotomous outcome and as occurring within an individual patient or within a group. Dichotomisation of recovery assessment mandates that a threshold be determined, above which recovery is deemed to have occurred. Ideally, recovery is assessed as a dichotomous outcome using the patient as their own pre-operative comparator, thus allowing recovery assessment at an individual patient, as well as group, level and overall as well as within each recovery domain.
Topics: Humans; Postoperative Care; Postoperative Period; Precision Medicine; Recovery of Function
PubMed: 30522717
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpa.2018.02.001 -
Unrecognized Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Postoperative Cardiovascular Complications: A Wake-up Call.JAMA May 2019
Topics: Humans; Postoperative Period; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
PubMed: 31087008
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2019.4781 -
Journal of the American Society of... Jan 2019
Topics: Acute Kidney Injury; Humans; Postoperative Period
PubMed: 30563914
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2018111127