The number of elective day-case surgeries has considerably increased in recent years, especially in China. Few studies have investigated the ability of mobile applications to assist recovery for patients having undergone day-surgery; however, these studies have indicated that the use of mobile applications is cost-efficient and has a positive effect on recovery after surgery. This study aimed to evaluate the utility and efficacy of using the 317-nursing mobile application program (317NAPP) for monitoring home recovery following day-surgery involving high ligation of the hernial sac in pediatric patients.
Prospective clinical study involving 2 parallel groups.
Patients were randomly divided into the “intervention 317NAPP group” (n = 64) and the control group (n = 63). Patients were followed-up using the 317NAPP in the intervention group and via telephonic consultations in the control group. All patients were enrolled after being provided sufficient guidance with respect to discharge and health education. The health index, including the physiological function, ability to perform daily activities, and the injury response, was evaluated before and 24 hours after surgery. The time duration of each follow-up session was also evaluated in both groups.
The preoperative (T1) health index scores were significantly higher than the postoperative (T0) ones in both groups (
P
= .00). The quality of recovery (T1–T0) of the intervention group (10.75 ± 5.28) was better than that of the control group (11.78 ± 5.16), but the differences were not significant (
P
= .27). In the intervention group, the follow-up time duration was significantly lower in comparison to that in the control group (
P
= .00).
This study demonstrated that 317NAPP had a positive effect on recovery following day-surgery, and the time-duration for follow-up was shorter than that performed using telephonic consultation. Monitoring recovery using 317NAPP was safe, efficient, inexpensive, and relatively easy; therefore, it may help improve the recovery of patients having undergone day-surgery.
A soil survey using a portable radon monitor employing semiconductor alpha spectroscopy has been performed on a large scale to determine the distribution of radon in soil in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province. The survey with 469 sample sites covered an area of more than 100 km 2 . The average soil radon concentrations at a depth of 0.6 m were 55:94 AE 58:54 kBqm À3 in the Zhuhai Urban Area (ZUA) and 7:14 AE 8:75, 37:64 AE 25:92, and 151:25 AE 196:23 kBqm À3 , respectively, in the Quaternary sediment, mixtures of sediment and weather grain of granite, and weathered granite in Doumen District. The areas with high radon potential were located within areas of biotitic granites and new developing industrial districts, as indicated by a strong correlation between the radioactivity level and geological lithology. The mean radon concentration in ZUA is about ten times higher than those in Guangzhou City, Quanzhou City, and Jinjiang City. The results show that the Zhuhai area has a higher radon potential, and protective measures against radon should be considered.
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