Improvements in Patient Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit: Survey Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to demographic change and, more recently, coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the importance of modern intensive care units (ICU) is becoming apparent. One of the key components of an ICU is the continuous monitoring of patients' vital parameters. However, existing advances in informatics, signal processing, or engineering that could alleviate the burden on ICUs have not yet been applied. This could be due to the lack of user involvement in research and development.

Objective

This study focused on the satisfaction of ICU staff with current patient monitoring and their suggestions for future improvements. We aimed to identify aspects of monitoring that interrupt patient care, display devices for remote monitoring, use cases for artificial intelligence (AI), and whe

SUBMITTER: Poncette AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7307326 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature