Usefulness of wearable fitness tracking devices in patients undergoing esophagectomy.

Junko HonkeYoshihiro HiramatsuSanshiro KawataEisuke BookaTomohiro MatsumotoYoshifumi MoritaHirotoshi KikuchiKinji KamiyaKeiko MoriHiroya Takeuchi

Published in: Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society (2021)

The use of a WFT reduced the incidence of postoperative pneumonia and improved postoperative nutritional status and rates of diary entries after esophagectomy, suggesting that its use may be useful for promoting recovery after esophagectomy.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
robot assisted
physical activity
risk factors
body composition
heart rate
minimally invasive
respiratory failure