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. 2019 Mar 1;145(3):285-287.
doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2018.3647.

Assessment of Application-Driven Postoperative Care in the Pediatric Tonsillectomy Population: A Survey-Based Pilot Study

S Ahmed Ali  1 , Kevin J Kovatch  1 , Charles Hwang  1 , Lauren A Bohm  1 , David A Zopf  1 , Marc C Thorne  1
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Assessment of Application-Driven Postoperative Care in the Pediatric Tonsillectomy Population: A Survey-Based Pilot Study

S Ahmed Ali et al. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. .

Abstract

This survey-based pilot study evaluates app-driven postoperative care in the pediatric tonsillectomy population.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Representative Application Screenshots
A, Application homepage. B, Introductory screen with “pain or pain medications” selection highlighted. C, Secondary screen with “child having a lot of pain…” selection highlighted. D, “Child having a lot of pain…” information page. E, Introductory screen with “appearance of throat” selection highlighted. F, “Appearance of throat” information page.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Side-by-Side Comparison of Survey Ratings From Paper-Copy and Application Groups
Comparison of survey scores for ease of use and helpfulness of each medium. The application received a greater proportion of "very easy to use" (absolute difference, 0.33; 95% CI, 0.172-0.467) and "very helpful" (absolute difference, 0.250; 95% CI, 0.083-0.404) responses.
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