Acute Care and Wearable Technology pt 2: Why implement continuous monitoring on the ward?

Dr. Ashish Khanna MD discusses how current floor monitoring practices may miss early signs of patient deterioration, leading to delayed or missed treatment.¹,²
1. Duus CL, Aasvang EK, Olsen RM, et al. Continuous vital sign monitoring after major abdominal surgery-Quantification of micro events. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Oct 2018;62(9):1200-1208. doi:10.1111/aas.13173
2. van Galen LS, Struik PW, Driesen BE, et al. Delayed Recognition of Deterioration of Patients in General Wards Is Mostly Caused by Human Related Monitoring Failures: A Root Cause Analysis of Unplanned ICU Admissions. PLoS One. 2016;11(8):e0161393. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0161393
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