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ASO Author Reflections: Remote Home Monitoring After Surgery: Focus on Feasibility for Older Cancer Patients

Authors: L. T Jonker, MD, M. M. H. Lahr, PhD

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Special Issue 3/2020

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In the past decade, remote home monitoring has emerged to monitor surgical patients in the vulnerable period after hospital discharge.1 In addition, the potential value of e-health for patients after oncological surgery has been recognized.2 Although older cancer patients represent the majority of the oncological population who are at high risk for developing postoperative adverse events,3 there is limited knowledge about monitoring following onco-geriatric surgery;4 however, the use of technologies required to support this form of monitoring might be a challenge for this older population. …

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Jonker LT, Plas M, de Bock GH, Buskens E, van Leeuwen BL, Lahr MMH. Remote home monitoring of older surgical cancer patients: Perspective on study implementation and feasibility. Ann Surg Oncol. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-08705-1.CrossRefPubMed

Title: ASO Author Reflections: Remote Home Monitoring After Surgery: Focus on Feasibility for Older Cancer Patients
Authors: L. T Jonker, MD
M. M. H. Lahr, PhD
Publication date: 01-12-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue Special Issue 3/2020
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-08751-9

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