A new way for surgeons to know how well their patients are regaining physical function after a major abdominal operation could be as simple as them wearing a fitness wristband to count their steps.
Results of a new study presented at the 2016 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons show that monitoring patients’ postoperative functional recovery using a wireless activity tracker strongly correlates with patients’ reported postoperative complications.
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OCTOBER 25, 2016