Continuous vs Intermittent Postoperative Vital Sign Monitoring: A Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial - PubMed
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- #Cluster Randomized Trial
- #Vital Signs
- #Postoperative Monitoring
- Continuous vital sign monitoring reduced duration of hypoxemia (oxygen saturation <90%) by about 30 minutes over 48 hours compared to intermittent monitoring in postoperative noncardiac surgery patients.
- No significant reduction in durations of hypotension or tachycardia was observed with continuous monitoring.
- Intervention rates (e.g., new oxygen therapy) were similar between continuous and intermittent monitoring groups.
- The study was a cluster randomized crossover trial involving 798 patients on general hospital wards, with primary outcomes measured over the initial 48 hours or until the third postoperative morning.