Supplementary materials: Continuous vital sign monitoring in patients after elective abdominal surgery: a retrospective study on clinical outcomes and costs

  • Heleen Vroman (Creator)
  • Diederik Mosch (Creator)
  • Frank Eijkenaar (Creator)
  • Elke Naujokat (Creator)
  • Belinda Mohr (Creator)
  • Goran Medic (Creator)
  • Marcel Swijnenburg (Creator)
  • Eric Tesselaar (Creator)
  • Martijn Franken (Creator)

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These are peer-reviewed supplementary materials for the article 'Continuous vital sign monitoring in patients after elective abdominal surgery: a retrospective study on clinical outcomes and costs' published in the Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research.Table S1: Clinical outcomes in different disease categoriesTable S2: Linear regression results for length of stayTable S3: Logistic regression summary results for ICU admissionTable S4: EWS measurementsTable S5: EWS scores of HR and RR measurementsTable S6: Linear regression summary results for ward costsTable S7: Linear regression summary results for ICU costsTable S8: Linear regression summary results for total costsAim: To assess changes in outcomes and costs upon implementation of continuous vital sign monitoring in postsurgical patients. Materials & methods: Retrospective analysis of clinical outcomes and in-hospital costs compared with a control period. Results: During the intervention period patients were less frequently admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) (p = 0.004), had shorter length of stay (p < 0.001) and lower costs (p < 0.001). The intervention was associated with a lower odds of ICU admission (odds ratio: 0.422; p = 0.007) and ICU related costs (coefficient: -622.6; p = 0.083). Conclusion: Continuous vital sign monitoring may have contributed to fewer ICU admissions and lower ICU costs in postsurgical patients.
Date made available2024

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