Pervasive technology in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A prototype for newborns unobtrusive monitoring

Pervasive computing research is introducing new perspectives in a wide range of applications, including healthcare domain. In this study we explore the possibility to realize a prototype of a system for unobtrusive recording and monitoring of multiple biological parameters on premature newborns hosp...

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Published in2008 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Vol. 2008; pp. 1292 - 1295
Main Authors Ciani, Oriana, Piccini, Luca, Parini, Sergio, Rullo, Alessia, Bagnoli, Franco, Marti, Patrizia, Andreoni, Giuseppe
Format Conference Proceeding Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States IEEE 01.01.2008
Subjects
Belts
Electrocardiography
Electrocardiography - instrumentation
Electrocardiography - methods
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Monitoring
Monitoring, Physiologic - instrumentation
Monitoring, Physiologic - methods
Neonatal Nursing - instrumentation
Neonatal Nursing - methods
Pediatrics
Prototypes
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
Software
Temperature measurement
Temperature sensors
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Summary:Pervasive computing research is introducing new perspectives in a wide range of applications, including healthcare domain. In this study we explore the possibility to realize a prototype of a system for unobtrusive recording and monitoring of multiple biological parameters on premature newborns hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). It consists of three different units: a sensitized belt for Electrocardiogram (ECG) and chest dilatation monitoring, augmented with extrinsic transducers for temperature and respiratory activity measure, a device for signals pre-processing, sampling and transmission through Bluetooth® (BT) technology to a remote PC station and a software for data capture and post-processing. Preliminary results obtained by monitoring babies just discharged from the ward demonstrated the feasibility of the unobtrusive monitoring on this kind of subjects and open a new scenario for premature newborns monitoring and developmental cares practice in NICU.
ISBN:9781424418145
1424418143
ISSN:1094-687X
1557-170X
DOI:10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649400