Use of a Smartphone Application for Spine Surgery Improves Patient Adherence with Preoperative Instructions and Decreases Last-minute Surgery Cancellations.

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Citation: Cureus. 11(3):e4192, 2019 Mar 06.PMID: 31106092Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: NeurosurgeryForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXEDYear: 2019ISSN:
  • 2168-8184
Name of journal: CureusAbstract: BACKGROUND: Smartphone applications (apps) are being increasingly utilized in the health care arena to improve patient care and outcomes.CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrate the ability of a smartphone application to improve patient adherence with preoperative instructions and decrease last-minute surgery cancellations.METHODS: Patients undergoing spine surgery were prospectively accrued. Smartphone app users were compared to non-app users. Patient adherence with preoperative instructions as well as last-minute surgery cancellations were analyzed.OBJECTIVE: To further demonstrate the ability of a smartphone app to improve patient compliance with preoperative instructions and to decrease the number of last-minute surgery cancellations.RESULTS: All 85 app users adhered to preoperative instructions according to the acknowledgements sent to the web portal, and there were no cancelled surgeries. Among the 89 non-app users, there were five cancelled surgeries (5.6%).All authors: Fayed I, Henault S, Kalantar B, Stewart JJ, Voyadzis JMFiscal year: FY2019Digital Object Identifier: Date added to catalog: 2019-06-21
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BACKGROUND: Smartphone applications (apps) are being increasingly utilized in the health care arena to improve patient care and outcomes.

CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrate the ability of a smartphone application to improve patient adherence with preoperative instructions and decrease last-minute surgery cancellations.

METHODS: Patients undergoing spine surgery were prospectively accrued. Smartphone app users were compared to non-app users. Patient adherence with preoperative instructions as well as last-minute surgery cancellations were analyzed.

OBJECTIVE: To further demonstrate the ability of a smartphone app to improve patient compliance with preoperative instructions and to decrease the number of last-minute surgery cancellations.

RESULTS: All 85 app users adhered to preoperative instructions according to the acknowledgements sent to the web portal, and there were no cancelled surgeries. Among the 89 non-app users, there were five cancelled surgeries (5.6%).

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