Title :
A medical study on wireless inertial measurement technology as a tool for identifying patients at risk of death or imminent clinical deterioration
Author :
Walsh, Michael ; Gaffney, Mark ; Barton, John ; O´Flynn, Brendan ; O´Mathuna, Cian ; Hickey, Anne ; Kellett, John
Author_Institution :
Clarity Centre for Web Technol., Univ. Coll. Cork, Cork, Ireland
Abstract :
This paper provides a system description and preliminary results for an ongoing clinical study currently being carried out at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Nenagh, Ireland. The goal of the trial is to determine if wireless inertial measurement technology can be employed to identify elderly patients at risk of death or imminent clinical deterioration. The system measures cumulative movement and provides a score that will help provide a robust early warning to clinical staff of clinical deterioration. In addition the study examines some of the logistical barriers to the adoption of wearable wireless technology in front-line medical care.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; health care; inertial systems; patient care; patient monitoring; Ireland; Mid-Western Regional Hospital; Nenagh; death risk patient identification; front-line medical care; imminent clinical deterioration; wearable wireless technology; wireless inertial measurement technology; Batteries; Databases; Graphical user interfaces; Hospitals; Protocols; Robustness; Wireless communication; clinical study; wireless inertial measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare (PervasiveHealth), 2011 5th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dublin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-767-2