NDLI: A device for automatic measurement of the critical, care patient's urine output

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Otero, A. Akinfiev, T. Fernandez, R. Palacios, F.
Copyright Year	2009
Description	Author affiliation: Automatic Control Department IAI/CSIC-Industrial Automation Institute Spanish Council for Scientific Research La Poveda, Arganda del Rey, 28500 Madrid. Spain (Akinfiev, T.; Fernandez, R.) \|\| Critical Care Unit, University Hospital of Getafe, Getafe, Carretera Toledo KM 12,500, 28901 Madrid, Spain (Palacios, F.) \|\| Department of Information and Communications Systems Engineering, University San Pablo CEU, Boadilla del Monte, 28668 Madrid, Spain (Otero, A.)
Abstract	This paper presents a patent-pending device capable of recording and supervising the urine output of a critical care patient. The device is based on a high precision scale that measures the weight of a commercial urine meter. To isolate the device from the patient's movements, and to guarantee that the urine flows properly through the various tubes of the urine meter, we have designed a support frame made up of Bosch profiles. The scale's readings are captured by an electronic unit and sent to a PC via Bluetooth. A Java application running on the PC records them and supervises the therapeutic goals that the healthcare staff has established for the urine output, and warns of any deviation from these goals. This device does not break the sterility of the commercial urine meter and is easy to build with readily available components. Therefore, this solution is ideal to conduct a series of clinical studies based on a more continuous and accurate monitoring of urine output throughout the stay of a patient in a critical care unit.
Starting Page	169
Ending Page	173
File Size	280128
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424450572
DOI	10.1109/WISP.2009.5286566
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2009-08-26
Publisher Place	Hungary
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Condition monitoring Patient monitoring Java Automation Computerized monitoring Medical services Containers Signal processing Automatic control Biomedical monitoring
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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