Wouter Leclercq

Chapter 10 176 procedures, because the findings of our study cannot be generalised to these procedures, although it is likely that this population would also benefit from this intervention, since shortening of hospital stay and the related reduced level of postoperative guidance also apply to this population. 2,5 The findings of our study showed a perioperative e-health-care programme was effective to shorten the time until normal activities were resumed after intermediate-grade abdominal surgery. This improvement in recovery time, in combination with a shortened hospital stay, an increase in surgical volume, and the growing popularity of technology in this area, suggests that a personalised, perioperative, e-health programme should be considered for implementation in standard perioperative care.