Stepping up the potential of wearables: Predicting pediatric surgery complications

Stepping up the potential of wearables: Predicting pediatric surgery complications

An estimated 4 million children undergo surgical procedures in hospitals across the United States each year. Although postoperative complications, such as infections, can pose significant health risks to kids, timely detection following hospital discharge can prove challenging.

Stepping up the potential of wearables: Predicting pediatric surgery complications – RamaOnHealthcare

An estimated 4 million children undergo surgical procedures in hospitals across the United States each year. Although postoperative complications, such as infections, can pose significant health risks to kids, timely detection following hospital discharge can prove challenging.A new study published in Science Advances — and led by researchers at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, the Ann and [...]

Using Fitbits to predict kids’ surgery complications

A new study published in Science Advances — and led by researchers at Northwestern University, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and University of Alabama at Birmingham — is the first to use consumer wearables to quickly and precisely predict postoperative complications in children and shows potential for facilitating faster treatment and care.