INTRODUCTION: Sudden, serious life-threatening situations happen even on general wards. Current technologies are working with sensors which are attached to every patient, which is a source of failures and false alarms. The goal of this review was to assess the state of the art of potential techniques for contactless patient monitoring in general wards. METHODS: The MEDLINE database was used for literature retrieval. RESULTS: 453 unique references screened, 34 research articles met inclusion criteria. Ballistocardiography, Radar and Thermography technologies are the most widely tested techniques. The Majority of the studies are done in a laboratory setting. No study shows the feasibility of one contactless monitoring technology over the distance required for monitoring rooms. CONCLUSION: Today no technology is feasible. A combination of technologies may become feasible in 10 or more years, until then we have to think about ethical and privacy issues of these pervasive technologies.
INTRODUCTION: Sudden, serious life-threatening situations happen even on general wards. Current technologies are working with sensors which are attached to every patient, which is a source of failures and false alarms. The goal of this review was to assess the state of the art of potential techniques for contactless patient monitoring in general wards. METHODS: The MEDLINE database was used for literature retrieval. RESULTS: 453 unique references screened, 34 research articles met inclusion criteria. Ballistocardiography, Radar and Thermography technologies are the most widely tested techniques. The Majority of the studies are done in a laboratory setting. No study shows the feasibility of one contactless monitoring technology over the distance required for monitoring rooms. CONCLUSION: Today no technology is feasible. A combination of technologies may become feasible in 10 or more years, until then we have to think about ethical and privacy issues of these pervasive technologies.
Authors: Carlos Areia; Sarah Vollam; Louise Young; Christopher Biggs; Marco Pimentel; Mauro Santos; Neal Thurley; Stephen Gerry; Lionel Tarassenko; Peter Watkinson Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2021-05-18 Impact factor: 2.692
Authors: Matthias Daniel Zink; Christoph Brüser; Björn-Ole Stüben; Andreas Napp; Robert Stöhr; Steffen Leonhardt; Nikolaus Marx; Karl Mischke; Jörg B Schulz; Johannes Schiefer Journal: Sci Rep Date: 2017-10-13 Impact factor: 4.379
Authors: Carlos Areia; Christopher Biggs; Mauro Santos; Neal Thurley; Stephen Gerry; Lionel Tarassenko; Peter Watkinson; Sarah Vollam Journal: Crit Care Date: 2021-09-28 Impact factor: 9.097