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are being monitored remotely , thirty two early interventions have been made which have avoided the need for a hospitalisation .
In the near future , HSE hopes to roll out a solution called Vital Signs Automation , which will automate the process of collecting the observations nurses do to monitor vital signs . " This will also automatically compute something called an early warning score , which detects whether a patient is deteriorating so that an intervention can be made . We ' re testing it in a Living Lab in Cavan General Hospital , and the nurses really love it - it ' s transforming their role . It ' s eliminating much of the paperwork they have to do and giving them back more time for caring .”
Another solution called RespiraSense has also proven to be very effective , in this case for patients with COVID-19 . RespiraSense wirelessly transmits a person ' s respiration rates while they ' re lying in bed , using innovative piezoelectric technology and advanced processing algorithms . " Historically , it has been very difficult to actually measure the respiration rate of a patient ; nurses monitor it subjectively . In a trial in one of our Living Labs , we found that 80 % of nurses reported respiration rates were incorrect , so we were making care decisions based on information that wasn ' t quite right ."
RespiraSense , which was co-introduced with PMD Solutions , gives accurate rates as well as a 12- hour notice if a patient is going to deteriorate , which has helped move people to the ICU quickly when needed . " Typically , it enables shorter lengths of stay and better results for the patient ," Curley says . It helps identify to clinicians which patients might need more care in a busy ward .
PMD Solutions also helped them integrate RespiraSense into the vital signs solution , enabling all vital signs , including blood pressure , pulse oximetry , and respiration rates , to be automatically recorded . " We think this is a global first , that we could be the first hospital
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