Sensorized T-Shirt Enables Early Discharge After Oncological Urology Surgery
By Lori Solomon HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 -- A wearable T-shirt monitor can help oncological urology patients return home sooner after robotic-assisted surgery, according to a study presented at the 40th annual European Association of Urology Congress, held from March 21 to 24 in Madrid.
Antonio Pastore, M.D., Ph.D., from the Sapienza University of Rome, and colleagues evaluated early discharge of patients undergoing oncological robotic-assisted urological surgery using remote patient monitoring. The analysis included 70 patients randomly assigned to a wearable, sensorized T-shirt to monitor blood pressure, pulse rate, oxygen saturation, and blood glucose and with discharge 24 to 36 hours earlier, or control.
The researchers reported that mean remote monitoring was 13.5 days and the overall satisfaction rate among patients in the wearable group was 90 percent. Ten percent of patients in the wearable group had trouble understanding the telemedicine-based instructions, while 87 percent found it effective and encouraging. Eight patients in the control group (26 percent) accessed the hospital before their scheduled follow-up versus two patients (6 percent) in the wearable group. In five patients, the T-shirt monitoring detected the onset of cardiological conditions, allowing for early diagnosis and treatment.
“In Italy, where standard discharge time after this type of robotic-assisted urological surgery can be at least 72 hours, being able to allow patients home sooner improves their quality of life as they feel more comfortable in their own environment, and it means we can free up hospital beds, too," Pastore said in a statement.
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Posted March 2025
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