Help the patient to face the surgery in the best conditions staying at home, thus avoiding that he goes to hospital several times, even in the pre and post-operation phase. In short, this is the function of Dream app operational for a few days in the Surgery Department of the Conegliano Veneto hospital (Treviso). The innovative system developed by B. Braun, a company of medical devices and technologies, in collaboration with the software house Tobin Srl, allows the hospital team to assist the patient remotely before and after surgery.
“The application is already available to patients undergoing colorectal and gastro-oesophageal surgery with the Eras protocol – says Maurizio Pavanello, director of Uoc General Surgery, Conegliano hospital, Ulss 2 Marca Trevigiana – and will allow them to manage the his path via smartphone, constantly monitored by health professionals, complete with statistics and reports. This is a real revolution – he underlines – which allows the patient to receive maximum assistance without having to go to the hospital to prepare for surgery and post-operative checks, unless there is real need. The future of medicine undoubtedly passes through digital innovation “.
Through the Dream app – reads a note – made available to surgery patients at the time of taking charge by the hospital, the patient is followed at every stage of the treatment process by a multidisciplinary team, facilitating the exchange of information with the medical-nursing team that prepares him for the intervention so that he can face it in the best physical and psychological conditions “.
“The app, downloadable on any smartphone and easy to use – continues Pavanello – allows patients, caregivers and family members to communicate with the hospital team before and after admission through messaging chats, a calendar of activities to be performed (and confirmed ) and filling in forms. The patient thus receives clear and personalized information to better prepare for hospitalizationfor example on the front of nutrition, sleep and physical activity, and is subsequently assisted in the post-hospitalization with a constant monitoring always via app that allows the staff to quickly intervene in case of need. Everything can be shared, digitally and in agreement with the hospital staff, even with the patient’s family doctorwho can thus stay updated on the path of his client.
“The Dream digital platform was created with the aim of improving the treatment path for patients undergoing surgery, creating a connection between healthcare professionals, patients being treated and the territory, with specific reference to general practitioners – explains Lorenzo Sovera, Hospital channel director of B. Braun – Our goal is to focus on digital health to support the improvement of assistance and the usability of the health system, reduce costs, interconnect hospitals, the local area and citizens “.
With the platform for the real-time management and analysis of patients enrolled in the Eras protocol – the note continues – the medical staff can receive real-time information on their state of health, useful data in the personalization of the follow-up and of care and assistance processes. Objective: to create an integrated treatment path, freeing up healthcare resources for the treatment of an increasing number of patients and making it easier for healthcare staff to interact with patients. “We have always been committed to research and innovation to protect and improve people’s health – concludes Sovera -. One of the pillars in which we believe most is digital excellence which in the healthcare sector can really revolutionize not only the quality of care and patient experience but also support the work of healthcare professionals, making processes more streamlined and efficient. The new Dream app has undoubted advantages and we are really happy to see the first patients who can already use it. Several other hospitals in Italy do they are organizing in order to offer the same service “.
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