Patient monitoring, wearable devices, and the healthcare information ecosystem.

Webster, Craig S; Scheeren, Thomas W L; Wan, Yize I · Br J Anaesth · 2022

editorial · Level V

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Abstract

Conventional patient vital signs monitoring fails to detect many signs of patient deterioration, including those in the critical postoperative period. Wearable monitors can allow continuous vital signs monitoring, send data wirelessly to the electronic healthcare record, and reduce the number of unplanned admissions to intensive care.

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