Protocol postoperative medical care – Support orthopedics

Name of the hospital where the patient is operated

Your name

First Last

Your email*

Your mobile phone*

Your function in the hospital

Which type of anesthesia is used?*

General anesthesia
Spinal puncture
Neural blocks
Local infiltration

Which type of implants do you use?*

Type	When is this type used (always?)

When do you plan your postoperative consultations?*

Average weeks after operation	With whom?	What is the purpose?

Who will do the second line medical follow-up for your hospital (so answer the medical questions trough the platform if the PT flags the patient to the 2nd line)?*

Name	Function

Who will do the second line medical follow-up for your hospital?

Pain medication protocol

At moveUP we developed, with expert surgeons, a pain treatment protocol.

Will you follow the moveUP expert pain protocol?*

Yes, I will prescribe according to this protocol
No, I will use my own pain medication protocol

What pain medication do you prescribe?*

Substance name	Brand name (if you don't prescribe by substance name)	How many gram?	How many a day?	How many days?

Antithrombotic profylaxis

At moveUP we developed, with expert surgeons, a antithrombotic prophylaxis protocol.

Will you follow the moveUP expert antihrombotic prevention protocol?*

Yes, I will prescribe according to this protocol
No, I will use my own protocol

What antithrombotic medication do you prescribe?*

Substance name	Brand name (if you don't prescribe by substance name)	How many gram?	How many a day?	How many days?

What other prevention measures you want to take?*

Wound care

At moveUP we developed, with expert surgeons, a wound care protocol.

Will you follow the moveUP expert pain protocol?*

Yes, I will prescribe according to this protocol
No, I will use my own pain medication protocol

What method do you use to close the wound?*

Sutures
Staples
Wound glue

When and by whom are the sutures and staples removed?*

When (weeks after surgery)	Who will remove them?	Remarks

Wound dressing:*

Which wound dressing	When changed?	When definitive stop?

For example, a small bleeding spot is fine, mepilex border should be changed when it touches 3 edges.

When do you want an action to be taken?*

Redness of the wound
Leaky wound
Swelling
Signs of inflammation

Redness of the wound: action to be taken*

Which action	By whom	Do you want to be notified of this as a surgeon? Yes/No

Leaky wound: action to be taken*

Which action	By whom	Do you want to be notified of this as a surgeon? Yes/No

Swelling of the wound: action to be taken*

Which action	By whom	Do you want to be notified of this as a surgeon? Yes/No

For example: Use of bandages?

Inflammation wound: action to be taken*

Which action	By whom	Do you want to be notified of this as a surgeon? Yes/No

Crutches

At moveUP we developed, with expert surgeons, a crutches protocol.

Do you agree with moveUP protocol for crutches?

Yes
No

Depending on the operation type: what protocol do you have in place concerning crutches?*

Hip surgery	Knee surgery

ex: 2 crutches until xxx, then switch to 1 crutch until xxx, then nu crutches anymore.

Start of certain activities

Hip surgery: patient can sleep on the operated side*

Yes
No

When can the patient start using his hometrainer if he has one?*

Bicycling: moveUP protocol: After the first control appointment with the surgeon

Do you agree with the moveUP protocol for bicycling?*

Yes
Yes, but...
No

When can the patient start bicycling?*

moveUP protocol: after control appointment with the surgeon

Driving: moveUP protocol:
• Patient checks with insurance company
• When patient feels safe and can perform emergency stop at all times

Do you agree with the moveUP protocol for driving?*

Yes
Yes, but...
No

When can the patient start driving his car?*

When can the patient start travelling?*

Postoperative events

When do you want to be notified as a surgeon (3rd line) by the 2nd line medical professional?*

Signs of DVT
Strong nausea
Cramps in the calf or upper leg muscles
Sudden pain or complaint after wrong movement
Fall incident
Problem less than average mobility range
Never

How do you want to be notified?*

Email
Whatsapp
SMS
Phone call

Is the protocol as you outlined above applicable to all surgeons in your hospital?*

Yes
No

Who has a different protocol?*

Name surgeon	Email surgeon to ask to fill out his protocol form as well

General remarks