Fig 1.
Planned workflow for the study and the control group.
Table 1.
Baseline demographics of the study participants in the control and the study group.
Table 2.
Risk factors, intraoperative complications, and immediate postoperative additional therapy of the study participants.
Table 3.
Patients’ complaints reported during the telephone calls and 1 week postoperatively.
Fig 2.
Patient attitudes concerning the postsurgical telephone calls.
Table 4.
Planned, unplanned, and recommended postoperative follow-up visits and additional prescribed therapy during the controls.