Continuous remote monitoring of COPD patients—justification and explanation of the requirements and a survey of the available technologies
(2018) In Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing 56(4). p.547-569- Abstract
Remote patient monitoring should reduce mortality rates, improve care, and reduce costs. We present an overview of the available technologies for the remote monitoring of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, together with the most important medical information regarding COPD in a language that is adapted for engineers. Our aim is to bridge the gap between the technical and medical worlds and to facilitate and motivate future research in the field. We also present a justification, motivation, and explanation of how to monitor the most important parameters for COPD patients, together with pointers for the challenges that remain. Additionally, we propose and justify the importance of electrocardiograms (ECGs) and the... (More)
Remote patient monitoring should reduce mortality rates, improve care, and reduce costs. We present an overview of the available technologies for the remote monitoring of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, together with the most important medical information regarding COPD in a language that is adapted for engineers. Our aim is to bridge the gap between the technical and medical worlds and to facilitate and motivate future research in the field. We also present a justification, motivation, and explanation of how to monitor the most important parameters for COPD patients, together with pointers for the challenges that remain. Additionally, we propose and justify the importance of electrocardiograms (ECGs) and the arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure (PaCO2) as two crucial physiological parameters that have not been used so far to any great extent in the monitoring of COPD patients. We cover four possibilities for the remote monitoring of COPD patients: continuous monitoring during normal daily activities for the prediction and early detection of exacerbations and life-threatening events, monitoring during the home treatment of mild exacerbations, monitoring oxygen therapy applications, and monitoring exercise. We also present and discuss the current approaches to decision support at remote locations and list the normal and pathological values/ranges for all the relevant physiological parameters. The paper concludes with our insights into the future developments and remaining challenges for improvements to continuous remote monitoring systems. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
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- author
- Tomasic, Ivan ; Tomasic, Nikica LU ; Trobec, Roman ; Krpan, Miroslav and Kelava, Tomislav
- organization
- publishing date
- 2018-03-05
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, Decision support in healthcare, eHealth, Patch ECG, Remote patient monitoring, Telehealth, Telehealthcare, Telemedicine, Transcutaneous measurement
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- Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing
- volume
- 56
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 547 - 569
- publisher
- Springer
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85042753818
- pmid:29504070
- ISSN
- 0140-0118
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11517-018-1798-z
- language
- English
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- yes
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- 40862093-df76-436e-85d3-7b5b6d94908d
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- 2018-03-15 12:15:26
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