A new study revealed that young children who recover at home after surgery can one day carry carried devices to monitor fitness to accelerate the discovery of complications. At present, surgeons must rely on the children themselves or their parents to describe the new symptoms after leaving the hospital, and consequently complications are not always discovered in the early stages. In the Ann & Robert H Hospital for children in the US state of Chicago, 103 children received Google Fitting, a commercially available device to monitor activity, sleep and heart rate on the wrist like the watch, to wear it for 3 weeks immediately after removing the appendix. Instead of only monitoring the usual scales it monitored, the researchers adapted the apparatus algorithms to seek deviations from the biological clock rhythms of the child’s activity and the pattern of the heartbeat. In reviewing the data, the researchers found that the new algorithms were 91% accurate in determining the early signs of complications after surgery, three days before pediatrics were later diagnosed. And in the journal “Science Advanbas” they said that the devices were 74% accurate to identifying children who did not suffer from complications. The researchers hope that a system that analyzes the data is eventually developed and sends warnings to the clinical teams that follow the condition of children at the time of their appearance. “In addition to this new algorithm, we use a widespread bearable devices, and we have the opportunity to change the monitoring and care model after surgery and improve the results of children in this process,” says Dr. Vizan Abdullah, who participates in the study, in a statement.
Study: The portable devices reveal complications after surgery in children
