The Role of Wearable Devices in Cardiothoracic Surgery: Predicting and Detecting Early Postoperative Complications

Description

The overarching goal of this research is to use machine learning analysis of high-resolution data-collected by wearable technology-of cardiothoracic surgical patients to assess recovery and detect complications at their earliest stage

Conditions

Surgery--Complications

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The overarching goal of this research is to use machine learning analysis of high-resolution data-collected by wearable technology-of cardiothoracic surgical patients to assess recovery and detect complications at their earliest stage

The Role of Wearable Devices in Cardiothoracic Surgery: Predicting and Detecting Early Postoperative Complications

The Role of Wearable Devices in Cardiothoracic Surgery: Predicting and Detecting Early Postoperative Complications

Condition
Surgery--Complications
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Boston

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Age 18 years or older undergoing cardiothoracic surgery that is male or a non-pregnant female and are amenable to using one of the wearable devices of interest (Fitbit, iWatch, Biostrap).
  • 2. Individuals willing to provide informed consent and who have capacity for all study procedures
  • 1. Individuals with mental incapacity and/or cognitive impairment that would preclude adequate understanding of, or cooperation with the study protocol.
  • 2. Any pregnant participant.
  • 3. Severe irreversible pulmonary hypertension.
  • 4. Congenital heart disease
  • 5. Chronic renal insufficiency or undergoing chronic renal replacement therapy
  • 6. Liver cirrhosis

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Massachusetts General Hospital,

Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Record Dates

2027-06-30