2021
DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2021-102472
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Automated text messaging follow-up for patients who receive peripheral nerve blocks

Abstract: BackgroundRoutine follow-up of patients who receive a nerve block for ambulatory surgery typically consists of a phone call from a regional anesthesia clinician. This process can be burdensome for both patients and clinicians but is necessary to assess the efficacy and complication rate of nerve blocks.MethodsWe present our experience developing an automated system for completing follow-up via short message service text messaging and our preliminary results using it at three clinical sites. The system is built… Show more

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“…Text messages are used for a short assessment of postoperative status or forward patients to electronic surveys 69,71,72 . Text message follow-up (TMFU) using automatic text-message systems PPP have decreased.…”
Section: Automated Text Message Follow-upmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Text messages are used for a short assessment of postoperative status or forward patients to electronic surveys 69,71,72 . Text message follow-up (TMFU) using automatic text-message systems PPP have decreased.…”
Section: Automated Text Message Follow-upmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There are limitations to what an automated system can offer. No automated system has been developed to replace TFU fully, but automated FU systems can decrease the number of telephone follow-ups needed by 62 to 71% 72,73,95 .…”
Section: Survey Of Block Durationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Text-messaging may represent a user-friendly, accessible method for obtaining patientreported outcomes. Prior text-message interventions for patient follow-up have been implemented for a variety of indications related to clinical follow-up and assessment of patient satisfaction including to surveillance of care for neurosurgical conditions 4,5 , psychiatric disturbance [6][7][8] , smoking and drinking cessation 9,10 , diabetes mellitus management 11,12 , and post-discharge primary care follow up 13 . Text message-based approaches have grown in popularity over recent years, accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic and the essential need for strategies of remote patient monitoring [14][15][16] .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…REDCap has the capability to send automated text messages. Previous literature has described REDCap's ability to send automated communication, specifically in the context of automated medication reminders [11], symptom monitoring [12], postprocedure communication [13,14], and data collection surveys via text message over time [15]. It also has been previously used to support intervention workflow and content delivery [16][17][18].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%