Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Digital health interventions for postoperative recovery in children: a systematic review
Pooled result · Parental knowledge about the child's condition and satisfaction regarding perioperative instructionsResult — go to the resultSMD 2.16 95% CI 1.45–2.87Authors' conclusion
Digital health interventions hold promise for improving parental postoperative knowledge and satisfaction.
Study context
- Population
- Children recovering after surgery (tonsillectomy most common)
- Participants
- 2,728 children · 16 studies
- Comparison
- Digital health interventions vs control
- Outcome
- Parental knowledge about the child's condition and satisfaction regarding perioperative instructions
Methodological detailsPRISMA, automation tools for searching and screening, randomised and non-randomised studies, Risk of bias assessed with Cochrane Risk of Bias tools, Five electronic databases searched
- PRISMA
- Automation tools for searching and screening
- Randomised and non-randomised studies
- Risk of bias assessed with Cochrane Risk of Bias tools
- Five electronic databases searched
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
SMD
2.16
95% CI 1.45–2.87
P < 0.001
Digital health interventions vs control
SMD 2.16 (95% CI 1.45–2.87); P < 0.001
Further pooled results
- No significant effect on children's pain intensity
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Original publication
Digital health interventions for postoperative recovery in children: a systematic review. Br J Anaesth. Published 9 February 2024. doi:10.
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