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Postoperative Utilization of Incentive Spirometry With and Without Electronic Patient Reminders in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Alarms for Postoperative Atelectasis and 7 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 231 participants across 1 site.
Signals
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if the frequency of use of incentive spirometry during the stay in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) increases with visual and auditory electronic reminders, as compared to not having those reminders.
Study Details
Timeline
Arms & Interventions
The "ON" cohort will receive the standard-of-care instructions for IS and information about the auditory and visual reminders. The "ON" cohort patients will receive audible and visual signals from the InSee monitor attached to their incentive spirometer every 20 minutes and upon successfully reaching certain achievements.
The "OFF" cohort will receive only the standard-of-care instructions for IS. The "OFF" patients will receive no signals from the InSee monitor attached to their incentive spirometer.
Interventions
The "ON" cohort patients will receive audible and visual signals from the InSee monitor attached to their incentive spirometer every 20 minutes and upon successfully reaching certain achievements.