“Quantifying Postoperative Recovery using Wearable Activity Monitors following Abdominal Wall Surgery; The AbTech Trial.”

This work aimed to investigate the validity of Wearable Activity Monitors (WAMs) as an objective tool to measure the return towards normal functional mobility following abdominal wall surgery. This was achieved by quantifying and comparing pre- and postoperative physical activity (PA).

Source: Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery - April 20, 2024 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Richard Mark Kwasnicki (RMK), Emmanuel Giannas (EG), Chiara Rizk (CR), Garikai Kungwengwe (GK), Tanusree Dutta (TD), Jonathan Dunne (JD), Elizabeth Dex (ED), Vimal Gokani (VG), Francis P Henry (FPH), Judith E Hunter (JEH), Georgina Williams (GW), Chris Ab Source Type: research