Wireless sensor and data transmission needs and technologies for patient monitoring in the operating room and intensive care unit.

Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference · 2005 · Unclear · Insufficient evidence

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PublicationConference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference · 2005

Study typeengineering

Reported directionUnclear

Evidence ratingInsufficient

Abstract

In the intensive care unit, or during anesthesia, patients are attached to monitors by cables. These cables obstruct nursing staff and hinder the patients from moving freely in the hospital. However, rapidly developing wireless technologies are expected to solve these problems. To this end, this study revealed problem areas in current patient monitoring and established the most important medical parameters to monitor. In addition, usable wireless techniques for short-range data transmission were explored and currently employed wireless applications in the hospital environment were studied. The most important parameters measured of the patient include blood pressures, electrocardiography, respiration rate, heart rate and temperature. Currently used wireless techniques in hospitals are based on the WMTS and WLAN standards. There are no viable solutions for short-range data transmission from patient sensors to patient monitors, but potentially usable techniques in the future are based on the WPAN standards. These techniques include Bluetooth, ZigBee and UWB. Other suitable techniques might be based on capacitive or inductive coupling. The establishing of wireless techniques depends on ensuring the reliability of data transmission, eliminating disturbance by other wireless devices, ensuring patient data security and patient safety, and lowering the power consumption and price.

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Study typeengineering

Effect directionunclear

PopulationNot supplied

Sample sizeNot supplied

ExposureNot supplied

Evidence strengthInsufficientConfidence: 74% · Peer reviewed: unknown

Main findings

The study identified key patient parameters to monitor and reviewed wireless techniques for short-range transmission in hospital settings. It reports that current hospital wireless techniques are based on WMTS and WLAN, that there are no viable solutions for short-range transmission from patient sensors to monitors at present, and that potential future options include WPAN technologies (Bluetooth, ZigBee, UWB) and possibly capacitive or inductive coupling.

Outcomes measured

Identification of key medical parameters for monitoring (blood pressure, ECG, respiration rate, heart rate, temperature)
Assessment of wireless technologies/standards for short-range data transmission in hospital environments (WMTS, WLAN, WPAN: Bluetooth, ZigBee, UWB; capacitive/inductive coupling)
Considerations for implementation: reliability, interference, data security, patient safety, power consumption, cost

Limitations

Conference proceeding format; methods and evaluation details are not provided in the abstract
No quantitative exposure characterization (e.g., frequencies, power levels, SAR) reported
No health effects or clinical outcome evaluation described

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DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2005.1615645
PubMed: 17281415

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