Continuous Monitoring by a Wearable Sensor Did Not Enhance Discharge Decision-Making in an Acute Admission Ward: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Adding continuous monitoring to usual care at an acute admission ward did not have an effect on the proportion of patients safely discharged. Implementation challenges of continuous monitoring may have contributed to the lack of effect observed.

Enhancing discharge decision-making through continuous monitoring in an acute admission ward: a randomized controlled trial.

In Acute Admission Wards, vital signs are commonly measured only intermittently. This may result in failure to detect early signs of patient deterioration and impede timely identification of patient stability, ultimately leading to prolonged stays and avoidable hospital admissions. Therefore, continuous vital sign monitoring may improve hospital efficacy.

Continuous monitoring of patients in and after the acute admission ward to improve clinical pathways: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (Optimal-AAW).

Background: Because of high demand on hospital beds, hospitals seek to reduce patients' length of stay (LOS) while preserving the quality of care. In addition to usual intermittent vital sign monitoring, continuous monitoring might help to assess the patient's risk of deterioration, in order to improve the discharge process and reduce LOS. The primary aim of this monocenter randomized controlled trial is to assess the effect of continuous monitoring in an acute admission ward (AAW) on the percentage of patients who are discharged safely.