mhealth, a digital therapeutic pioneer launched a new app myOp which has the ability to reduce the post-surgery complication rate by half and enhance recovery times for even the highest risk patients re surgery.
A range of scientific studies shows that up to 30% of surgical patients experience complications after surgery, which causes an increase in health cost, bed occupation, and hospital stays. With COVID 19 causing the waiting list to be high and a backlog of elective surgery, there is a need to find ways of enhancing efficiency, reducing the length of stay and complications is more important.
myOp is an app that assists patients and clinicians from the decision to operate to a full speedy recovery. It delivers different rehabilitation interventions that have been shown to reduce the rate of complications up to 50%. My mhealth has selected the most effective, evidence-based tool combined with behavioral changes techniques proven to deliver tailored care to patients.
The app follows a rehabilitation model that is divided into three aspects exercise, nutrition, and anxiety. Patients can increase their level of fitness at a level that is appropriate to them, and custom-designed mindfulness-based cognitive therapy course in-app. With memory aids, educational content that supports the concerns of patients, and a nutrition section, myOp is packed full of videos and content to assist patients in preparing well for surgery.
It also assists clinicians by providing various screening tools to allow fast assessment of patient risk and identify those at a higher risk of post-op complications.
Dr. Harry Thirkette, a surgical expert at myhealth and myOp creator said “I have seen firsthand that the effect post-surgery complications have on both the healthcare system and the patient can be catastrophic. The complication can have a long-term impact on patients and greatly increase the cost of care, stress levels, and pressure on the clinical teams. They also have an indirect impact as patients stay in hospitals longer. This was a problem I always tried solving. myOp was established based on my desire to develop something that can be used widely and every patient can make use of during elective surgery so they have the tools to prepare. After seven years in the making, I am more thrilled to launch this groundbreaking therapeutic.”
Professor Mike Grocott, professor of anesthesia and critical care medicine at the University of Southampton, said: “Effective prehabilitation has been shown to reduce complications and improve quality of life. As the health service recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic it is now more important than ever to support and optimize patients’ pre-operatively complications, shorter hospital stays, and improved efficiency in surgical pathways. Prehabilitation and enhanced recovery after surgery should form a key part of current elective recovery plans.”
