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Teams, Rapid Recovery Protocols and Technology to Resume Cardiac Surgery in the COVID-19 Era

Mariana Kabakura do Amaral Lima1, Gabrielle Barbosa Borgomoni1,2, Omar Asdrúbal Vilca Mejia1,2

  • 1Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (INCOR), São Paulo, Brazil.

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
|July 8, 2021
PubMed

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Rapid recovery protocols can improve cardiac surgery outcomes. Combining these protocols with mobile apps may enhance patient engagement for safer surgery resumption post-COVID-19.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Health Informatics
  • Surgical Recovery

Background:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly challenged healthcare systems, impacting elective cardiac surgery resumption.
  • Pre-pandemic rapid recovery protocols (ERPs) showed benefits in reducing hospital stay, infection rates, and costs through multidisciplinary approaches.
  • Despite proven benefits, ERPs have faced slow adoption and implementation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the integration of ERPs with mobile applications for the safe resumption of elective cardiac surgery.
  • To enhance patient, caregiver, and care team engagement in the context of post-pandemic surgical recovery.

Main Methods:

  • Review of pre-pandemic ERP strategies and their components.
  • Conceptual framework for integrating mobile health (mHealth) applications into ERPs.
  • Analysis of potential benefits for patient engagement and care coordination.

Main Results:

  • ERPs are effective in optimizing surgical recovery and reducing healthcare burdens.
  • Mobile applications offer a novel approach to improve communication and engagement within ERPs.
  • The combination of ERPs and mHealth is proposed as a strategy for safe surgical resumption.

Conclusions:

  • Integrating mobile applications with rapid recovery protocols can enhance patient engagement and support the safe resumption of elective cardiac surgery.
  • This combined approach addresses pandemic-related challenges by improving communication and care coordination.
  • Further research and implementation are needed to validate the efficacy of this integrated model.

Keywords:
Cardiovascular Surgical ProceduresCoronavirus InfectionsPatient SafetyQuality ImprovementTechnology

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