Can a mobile app technology reduce emergency department visits and readmissions after lung resection? A prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Emergency department (ED) visits and readmissions after thoracic surgery are a major health care problem. We hypothesized that the addition of a novel post-discharge mobile app specific to thoracic surgery to an existing home care program would reduce ED visits and readmissions compared to a home care program alone. METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort study of patients undergoing major lung resection for malignant disease …