POST-OPERATIVE CARE AND RECOVERY WORKFLOW

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[ ] Create Post-Op Patient Record: Initializes a new patient recovery record in the Post-Operative Care data model upon hospital discharge.
[ ] Assign Nurse for 24h Observation: Creates a task for the nursing staff to perform vital sign checks every hour for the first 24 hours.
[ ] Update Vital Signs Log: Updates the specific patient entry with the latest blood pressure, heart rate, and temperature readings.
[ ] Retrieve Medication Schedule: Fetches the prescribed medication list and dosage instructions from the patient's clinical data model.
[ ] Calculate Pain Score Trend: Executes a formula to compare the current pain scale entry against the previous entry to determine if pain is increasing or decreasing.
[ ] Calculate Average Daily Temperature: Aggregates all temperature entries from the last 24 hours to find the average to detect fever trends.
[ ] Wound Care Inspection: Creates a task for the surgical team to inspect the incision site for signs of infection.
[ ] Notify Surgeon of Abnormal Vitals: Sends an urgent email to the attending surgeon if vital signs fall outside of the predefined safe range.
[ ] Patient/Guardian Update: Sends an SMS notification to the patient's emergency contact regarding the patient's transition to the recovery ward.
[ ] Create Discharge Summary: Generates a new data entry for the final discharge summary, including follow-up instructions.
[ ] Schedule Follow-up Appointment: Creates a task for the administrative staff to book a post-operative check-up in 7 days.
[ ] Generate Recovery Progress Report: Creates a comprehensive report summarizing all vitals, medication adherence, and nursing notes for the entire recovery period.
[ ] Mark Recovery Phase as Complete: Updates the status of the Patient Recovery entry to 'Discharged' once all post-op tasks are finished.
[ ] Clear Temporary Observation Notes: Deletes temporary, non-essential observation notes once they have been moved to the permanent medical record.

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