Continuous recording of vital signs with a wearable device in pediatric patients undergoing chemotherapy for cancer-an operational feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Pediatric patients with cancer are at high risk for severe infections. Infections can trigger changes of vital signs long before clinical symptoms arise. Continuous recording may detect such changes earlier than discrete measurements. We aimed to assess the feasibility of continuous recording of vital signs by a wearable device (WD) in pediatric patients undergoing chemotherapy for cancer.

Methods

In this prospective, observational single-center study, pediatric patients under chemotherapy wore the Everion® WD for 14 days. The predefined patient-specific goal was heart rate recorded in good quality during ≥18/24 h per day, on ≥7 consecutive days. The predefined criterion to claim feasibility was ≥15/20 patients fulfilling this patient-specific goal.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Koenig C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7925259 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature