A wearable patch based remote early warning score (REWS) in major abdominal cancer surgery patients.

Introduction: The shift toward remote patient monitoring methods to detect clinical deterioration requires testing of wearable devices in real-life clinical settings. This study aimed to develop a remote early warning scoring (REWS) system based on continuous measurements using a wearable device, and compare its diagnostic performance for the detection of deterioration to the diagnostic performance of the conventional modified early warning score (MEWS).

Materials And Methods: The study population of this prospective, single center trial consisted of patients who underwent major abdominal cancer surgery and were monitored using routine in-hospital spotcheck measurements of the vital parameters.