Open AccessUnobtrusive, Low‐Cost Out‐of‐Hospital, and In‐Hospital Measurement and Monitoring System
Author(s) -
Vuorinen Tiina,
Noponen Kai,
Jeyhani Vala,
Aslam Muhammad Awais,
Junttila Matti Juhani,
Tulppo Mikko Paavo,
Kaikkonen Kari Sakari,
Huikuri Heikki Veli,
Seppänen Tapio,
Mäntysalo Matti,
Vehkaoja Antti
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced intelligent systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2640-4567
DOI - 10.1002/aisy.202000030
Subject(s) - usability , conformable matrix , wearable computer , continuous monitoring , remote patient monitoring , photoplethysmogram , computer science , arm9 , embedded system , real time computing , engineering , medicine , telecommunications , human–computer interaction , operations management , physics , quantum mechanics , wireless , radiology
Continuous monitoring of vital signs can be a life‐saving matter for different patient groups. The development is going toward more intelligent and unobtrusive systems to improve the usability of body‐worn monitoring devices. Body‐worn devices can be skin‐conformable, patch‐type monitoring systems that are comfortable to use even for prolonged periods of time. Herein, an intelligent and wearable, out‐of‐hospital, and in‐hospital four‐electrode electrocardiography (ECG) and respiration measurement and monitoring system is proposed. The system consists of a conformable screen‐printed disposable patch, a measurement unit, gateway unit, and cloud‐based analysis tools with reconfigurable signal processing pipelines. The performance of the ECG patch and the measurement unit was tested with cardiac patients and compared with a Holter monitoring device and discrete, single‐site electrodes.