Prediction of low pulse oxygen saturation in COVID-19 using remote monitoring post hospital discharge.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Monitoring systems have been developed during the COVID-19 pandemic enabling clinicians to remotely monitor physiological measures including pulse oxygen saturation (SpO₂), heart rate (HR), and breathlessness in patients after discharge from hospital. These data may be leveraged to understand how symptoms vary over time in COVID-19 patients. There is also potential to use remote monitoring systems to predict clinical deterioration allowing early identification of patients in need of intervention.

Methods

A remote monitoring system was used to monitor 209 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in the period following hospital discharge. This system consisted of a patient-facing app paired with a Bluetooth-enabled pulse oximeter (measuring SpO₂ and H

SUBMITTER: Doheny EP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9625852 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature