The Use of Head-Worn Displays for Vital Sign Monitoring in Critical and Acute Care: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Continuous monitoring of patient vital signs may improve patient outcomes. Head-worn displays (HWDs) can provide hands-free access to continuous vital sign information of patients in critical and acute care contexts and thus may reduce instances of unrecognized patient deterioration.

Objective

The purpose of the study is to conduct a systematic review of the literature to evaluate clinical, surrogate, and process outcomes when clinicians use HWDs for continuous patient vital sign monitoring.

Methods

The review was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42019119875) and followed the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses) guidelines. A literature search was conducted for articles published between January 1995 and June 2020 using th

SUBMITTER: Elrose F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8150412 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature