Substitution of Usual Perioperative Care by eHealth to Enhance Postoperative Recovery in Patients Undergoing General Surgical or Gynecological Procedures: Study Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Eva van der Meij   ^{1, 2} , MD ;   Judith AF Huirne   ^{1, 2} , MD, PhD ;   Esther VA Bouwsma   ^{1, 2, 3} , MD ;   Johanna M van Dongen   ⁴ , PhD ;   Caroline B Terwee   ⁵ , PhD ;   Peter M van de Ven   ⁵ , PhD ;   Chantal M den Bakker   ^{1, 6} , MD ;   Suzan van der Meij   ⁷ , MD ;   W Marchien van Baal   ⁸ , MD, PhD ;   Wouter KG Leclercq   ⁹ , MD ;   Peggy MAJ Geomini   ¹⁰ , MD, PhD ;   Esther CJ Consten   ¹¹ , MD, PhD ;   Steven E Schraffordt Koops   ¹² , MD, PhD ;   Paul JM van Kesteren   ³ , MD, PhD ;   Hein BAC Stockmann   ¹³ , MD, PhD ;   A Dorien ten Cate   ¹⁴ , MD ;   Paul HP Davids   ¹⁵ , MD, PhD ;   Petrus C Scholten   ¹⁶ , MD, PhD ;   Baukje van den Heuvel   ¹⁷ , MD, PhD ;   Frederieke G Schaafsma   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Wilhelmus JHJ Meijerink   ⁶ , MD, PhD ;   H Jaap Bonjer   ⁶ , MD, PhD ;   Johannes R Anema   ¹ , MD, PhD

¹ EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, Department of Public and Occupational Health, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands

² Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands

³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Lokatie Oost, Amsterdam, Netherlands

⁴ EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, Department of Health Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands

⁵ EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands

⁶ Department of Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands

⁷ Department of Surgery, Flevo Ziekenhuis, Almere, Netherlands

⁸ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Flevo Ziekenhuis, Almere, Netherlands

⁹ Department of Surgery, Maxima Medisch Centrum, Veldhoven, Netherlands

¹⁰ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maxima Medisch Centrum, Veldhoven, Netherlands

¹¹ Department of Surgery, Meander Medisch Centrum, Amersfoort, Netherlands

¹² Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Meander Medisch Centrum, Amersfoort, Netherlands

¹³ Department of Surgery, Spaarne Gasthuis, Haarlem, Netherlands

¹⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Spaarne Gasthuis, Haarlem, Netherlands

¹⁵ Department of Surgery, Diakonessenhuis, Utrecht, Netherlands

¹⁶ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Diakonessenhuis, Utrecht, Netherlands

¹⁷ Department of Surgery, Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis, Den Bosch, Netherlands