Accuracy of a Wrist-Worn Wearable Device for Monitoring Heart Rates in Hospital Inpatients: A Prospective Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As the sensing capabilities of wearable devices improve, there is increasing interest in their application in medical settings. Capabilities such as heart rate monitoring may be useful in hospitalized patients as a means of enhancing routine monitoring or as part of an early warning system to detect clinical deterioration.

Objective

To evaluate the accuracy of heart rate monitoring by a personal fitness tracker (PFT) among hospital inpatients.

Methods

We conducted a prospective observational study of 50 stable patients in the intensive care unit who each completed 24 hours of heart rate monitoring using a wrist-worn PFT. Accuracy of heart rate recordings was compared with gold standard measurements derived from continuous electrocardiographic (cECG) monitor

SUBMITTER: Kroll RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5050383 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature