Can vital signs recorded in patients' homes aid decision making in emergency care? A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Use of tele-health programs and wearable sensors that allow patients to monitor their own vital signs have been expanded in response to COVID-19. We aimed to explore the utility of patient-held data during presentation as medical emergencies.

Methods

We undertook a systematic scoping review of two groups of studies: studies using non-invasive vital sign monitoring in patients with chronic diseases aimed at preventing unscheduled reviews in primary care, hospitalization or emergency department visits and studies using vital sign measurements from wearable sensors for decision making by clinicians on presentation of these patients as emergencies. Only studies that described a comparator or control group were included. Studies limited to inpatient use of devices were exclud

SUBMITTER: Hamza M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8035051 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature