Augmenting Critical Care Patient Monitoring Using Wearable Technology: Review of Usability and Human Factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Continuous monitoring of the vital signs of critical care patients is an essential component of critical care medicine. For this task, clinicians use a patient monitor (PM), which conveys patient vital sign data through a screen and an auditory alarm system. Some limitations with PMs have been identified in the literature, such as the need for visual contact with the PM screen, which could result in reduced focus on the patient in specific scenarios, and the amount of noise generated by the PM alarm system. With the advancement of material science and electronic technology, wearable devices have emerged as a potential solution for these problems. This review presents the findings of several studies that focused on the usability and human factors of wearable devices desig

SUBMITTER: Andrade E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8188324 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature