Wireless Remote Home Monitoring of Vital Signs in Patients Discharged Early After Esophagectomy: Observational Feasibility Study.

Background: Hospital stays after major surgery are shorter than ever before. Although enhanced recovery and early discharge have many benefits, some complications will now first manifest themselves in home settings. Remote patient monitoring with wearable sensors in the first days after hospital discharge may capture clinical deterioration earlier but is largely uncharted territory.

Vital Signs Monitoring with Wearable Sensors in High-risk Surgical Patients: A Clinical Validation Study.

Background: Vital signs are usually recorded once every 8 h in patients at the hospital ward. Early signs of deterioration may therefore be missed. Wireless sensors have been developed that may capture patient deterioration earlier.

Advantages of mobile health in the management of adult patients with congenital heart disease.

Background: Adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) often suffer from deterioration related to cardiac arrhythmias, hypertension (HT) or heart failure (HF), frequently occurring between planned visits. Mobile health (mHealth) could improve management through remote monitoring by enabling swift therapeutic response and detecting new diagnoses.

Methods: We performed a prospective study employing mHealth in ACHD patients, weekly monitoring heart rhythm, weight and blood pressure.

eHealth in patients with congenital heart disease: a review.

Mobile health (mHealth), an advanced form of eHealth is expected to drastically change the field of traditional healthcare in the near future as wearables and mobile applications are rapidly increasing in number. The majority of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) now reach adulthood and this relative young patient population seems particularly suited for mHealth, as they require lifelong follow-up, experience high morbidity burden, and were raised in this digital era. In patients with acquired heart disease the potential of eHealth has been demonstrated, yet data are still inconclusive.

Reliability of wireless monitoring using a wearable patch sensor in high-risk surgical patients at a step-down unit in the Netherlands: a clinical validation study.

Background And Objectives: Intermittent vital signs measurements are the current standard on hospital wards, typically recorded once every 8 hours. Early signs of deterioration may therefore be missed. Recent innovations have resulted in 'wearable' sensors, which may capture patient deterioration at an earlier stage.