Quantifying postoperative recovery using wearable activity monitors following abdominal wall surgery: The AbTech trial.

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

Methods: A multicenter, prospective, observational cohort study was designed.

Pulse oximetry for the diagnosis of vascular injury following limb trauma.

Prompt diagnosis and intervention are essential for acute limb ischaemia after trauma. Guidelines for diagnosis are changing with new evidence. Pulse oximetry may be a useful adjunct.

Enhanced recovery after surgery: Current research insights and future direction.

Since the concept of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) was introduced in the late 1990s the idea of implementing specific interventions throughout the peri-operative period to improve patient recovery has been proven to be beneficial. Minimally invasive surgery is an integral component to ERAS and has dramatically improved post-operative outcomes. ERAS can be applicable to all surgical specialties with the core generic principles used together with added specialty specific interventions to allow for a comprehensive protocol, leading to improved clinical outcomes.

Gait parameter estimation from a miniaturized ear-worn sensor using singular spectrum analysis and longest common subsequence.

This paper presents a new approach to gait analysis and parameter estimation from a single miniaturized ear-worn sensor embedded with a triaxial accelerometer. Singular spectrum analysis combined with the longest common subsequence algorithm has been used as a basis for gait parameter estimation. It incorporates information from all axes of the accelerometer to estimate parameters including swing, stance, and stride times.

Predicting free-living energy expenditure using a miniaturized ear-worn sensor: an evaluation against doubly labeled water.

Accurate estimation of daily total energy expenditure (EE)is a prerequisite for assisted weight management and assessing certain health conditions. The use of wearable sensors for predicting free-living EE is challenged by consistent sensor placement, user compliance, and estimation methods used. This paper examines whether a single ear-worn accelerometer can be used for EE estimation under free-living conditions.

An unusual metastasis of a transglottic squamous cell carcinoma to the forearm.

Introduction. Each year around 2,200 people in the UK are diagnosed with laryngeal SCC (Office of National Statistics 2009). Compared to pharyngeal carcinoma, it is a highly curable disease with a survival rate of around 60% for all stages and all forms of treatment.