Title :
Advanced treatment and care for patients receiving Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) therapy through efficient monitoring and intelligent decision support algorithms
Author :
Karvounis, Evaggelos C. ; Katertsidis, Nikolaos S. ; Exarchos, Themis P. ; Fotiadis, Dimitrios I.
Author_Institution :
Biomed. Res. Inst., FORTH, Ioannina, Greece
Abstract :
The scope of this paper is to present in detail the Specialist´s main components of the SensorART platform, specifically the Monitoring Application and the Decision Support System (SDSS). The former provides to the specialists tele-monitoring and tele-controlling functionalities, while the latter assists the specialists on deciding the best treatment strategy for a specific patient.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; decision support systems; medical computing; patient care; patient monitoring; patient treatment; sensors; telemedicine; SensorART platform; advanced patient care; advanced patient treatment; decision support system; intelligent decision support algorithms; patient monitoring; telecontrolling functionality; telemonitoring; treatment strategy; ventricular assist device therapy; Biomedical monitoring; Data mining; Decision support systems; Heart; Medical treatment; Monitoring; Prototypes;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering, 2011 10th International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Kos
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0553-3
DOI :
10.1109/IWBE.2011.6079055
