Bioimpedance based monitoring system for people with neurogenic dysfunction of the urinary bladder

• Published in: Studies in health technology and informatics Vol. 217; p. 892
• Main Authors: Palla, Alessandro, Rossi, Stefano, Fanucci, Luca
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 2015
• Subjects: Humans; Monitoring, Ambulatory - instrumentation; Monitoring, Ambulatory - methods; Urinary Bladder - physiopathology; Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic - diagnosis; Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic - physiopathology; Wearable Electronic Devices; Wireless Technology - instrumentation
• ISSN: 0926-9630
• DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-566-1-892

Patients with impaired bladder volume sensation have the necessity to monitor bladder level in order to avoid urinary tract infections and urinary reflux that can lead to renal failure. In this paper the the effectiveness of an embedded and wearable solution for bladder volume monitoring using the bioimpedance measurement is tested. Data are streamed real-time using Bluetooth wireless technology. The bioimpedance measurements on a healthy subject prove the effectiveness of the proposed solution. In the future the system will be evaluated in real world scenarios with patients affected by spinal paralysis and bladder neurogenic dysfunction.