Journal of clinical monitoring and computing
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J Clin Monit Comput · Feb 2023
A novel smartphone app for blood pressure measurement: a proof-of-concept study against an arterial catheter.
Smartphones may provide a highly available access to simplified hypertension screening in environments with limited health care resources. Most studies involving smartphone blood pressure (BP) apps have focused on validation in static conditions without taking into account intraindividual BP variations. We report here the first experimental evidence of smartphone-derived BP estimation compared to an arterial catheter in a highly dynamic context such as induction of general anesthesia. ⋯ To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time a smartphone app was compared to an invasive BP reference. Its trending ability was investigated in highly dynamic conditions, demonstrating high concordance and accuracy. Our study could lead the way for mobile devices to leverage the measurement of BP and management of hypertension.
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J Clin Monit Comput · Feb 2023
ReviewThe impact of continuous wireless monitoring on adverse device effects in medical and surgical wards: a review of current evidence.
Novel technologies allow continuous wireless monitoring systems (CWMS) to measure vital signs and these systems might be favorable compared to intermittent monitoring regarding improving outcomes. However, device safety needs to be validated because uncertain evidence challenges the clinical implementation of CWMS. This review investigates the frequency of device-related adverse events in patients monitored with CWMS in general hospital wards. ⋯ The studies of the SensiumVitals® patch, the iThermonitor, and the ViSi Mobile® device reported 28 (9%), 25 (5%), and 1 (3%) ADEs, respectively. No ADEs were reported using the HealthPatch, WARD 24/7 system, or Coviden Alarm Management. Current evidence suggests that CWMS are safe to use but systematic reporting of all adverse device effects is warranted.
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J Clin Monit Comput · Feb 2023
Observational StudyRelationship between ANI and qNOX and between MAC and qCON during outpatient laparoscopic cholecystectomy using remifentanil and desflurane without muscle relaxants: a prospective observational preliminary study.
This study was designed to investigate qCON and qNOX variations during outpatient laparoscopic cholecystectomy using remifentanil and desflurane without muscle relaxants and compare these indices with ANI and MAC. Adult patients undergoing outpatient laparoscopic cholecystectomy were included in this prospective observational study. Maintenance of anesthesia was performed using remifentanil targeted to ANI 50-80 and desflurane targeted to MAC 0.8-1.2 without muscle relaxants. ⋯ While qCON correlated with MAC, the correlation of overall qCON and ANI was poor but significant. Additionally, the qNOX weakly correlated with the remifentanil infusion rate. This observational study suggests that the proposed ranges of 40-60 for both indexes may correspond to adequate levels of hypnosis and analgesia during general anesthesia, although this should be confirmed by further research.
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J Clin Monit Comput · Feb 2023
Temperature measurements of a wearable and wireless axillary sensor iThermonitor but not a bladder probe represents the core temperature during laparoscopic rectal surgery.
To investigate whether the temperature recorded by an iThermonitor has better concordance with the core temperature than the bladder temperature recorded by a Foley catheter sensor in laparoscopic rectal surgery. ⋯ The temperature recorded by iThermonitor has better concordance with the core temperature than the bladder temperature recorded by Foley catheter sensor in laparoscopic rectal surgery.
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J Clin Monit Comput · Feb 2023
Does the age of packed red blood cells, donor sex or sex mismatch affect the sublingual microcirculation in critically ill intensive care unit patients? A secondary interpretation of a retrospective analysis.
In vitro studies have thoroughly documented age-dependent impact of storage lesions in packed red blood cells (pRBC) on erythrocyte oxygen carrying capacity. While studies have examined the effect of pRBC age on patient outcome only few data exist on the microcirculation as their primary site of action. In this secondary analysis we examined the relationship between age of pRBC and changes of microcirculatory flow (MCF) in 54 patients based on data from the Basel Bedside assessment Microcirculation Transfusion Limit study (Ba2MiTraL) on effects of pRBC on sublingual MCF. ⋯ Donor or recipient sex had no influence. We detected no significant effect of pRBC on microcirculation. Patients with a higher SOFA score upon ICU admission might experience a negative effect on the ∆PPV after transfusion of older blood.