The impact of smartphone-based monitoring on reducing National Health Service visits for cardiothoracic patients with surgical site infections
Smartphone-based remote wound monitoring significantly reduced healthcare visits while maintaining effective SSI management, aligning with NHS objectives to enhance resource efficiency and patient convenience. These findings underscore the potential of remote monitoring in postoperative care and warrant further studies to assess its broader applicability.
Authors
- Judith Tanner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0023-3149)
- John Wilson Croker
- Angila Jawarchan
- Melissa Rochon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1101-2256)
- Ana Caroline Fonseca Alves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8814-6002)
- Karen Cariaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5525-2362)
- Anna Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0719-9297)
- Glorea P Rajakumar
- Nnadiebere Ayogu
Institutions
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Prevention in Practice
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infpip.2025.100491
- Primary Topic
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00