Abstract: Patient safety is a principal concern for health professionals in the care process and it is, therefore, necessary to provide information management systems to each unit of the hospital, capable of tracking patients and medication to reduce the occurrence of adverse events and therefore increase the quality of care received by patients during their stay in hospital. This work presents a tool for the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), a key service with special characteristics, which computerises and tracks admissions, care plans, vital monitoring, the prescription and medication administration process for patients in this service. To achieve this, it is essential that innovative and cutting-edge technologies are implemented such as Near Field Communication (NFC) technology which is now being implemented in diverse environments bringing a range of benefits to the tasks for which it is employed.
The article by Martínez Pérez et al. REF focuses on introducing to the intensive care unit (ICU) a core service with unique features that automates and monitors admissions, care plans, vital signs monitoring, directing, and medication delivery to patients in the ICU.
Traceability in Patient Healthcare through the Integration of RFID Technology in an ICU in a Hospital
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Engineering Computer Science Medicine