Reliability of continuous vital sign monitoring in post-operative patients employing consumer-grade fitness trackers: A randomised pilot trial

Fitness trackers can provide continuous monitoring of vital signs and thus have the potential to become a complementary, mobile and effective tool for early detection of patient deterioration and post-operative complications. To evaluate potential implementations in acute care setting, we included 3...

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Veröffentlicht in:Digital health 2024-01, Vol.10, p.20552076241254026-20552076241254026
Hauptverfasser: Helmer, Philipp, Hottenrott, Sebastian, Wienböker, Kathrin, Pryss, Rüdiger, Drosos, Vasileios, Seitz, Anna Katharina, Röder, Daniel, Jovanovic, Aleksandar, Brugger, Jürgen, Kranke, Peter, Meybohm, Patrick, Winkler, Bernd E, Sammeth, Michael
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Zusammenfassung:Fitness trackers can provide continuous monitoring of vital signs and thus have the potential to become a complementary, mobile and effective tool for early detection of patient deterioration and post-operative complications. To evaluate potential implementations in acute care setting, we included 36 patients after moderate to major surgery in a recent randomised pilot trial to compare the performance of vital sign monitoring by three different fitness trackers (Apple Watch 7, Garmin Fenix 6pro and Withings ScanWatch) with established standard clinical monitors in post-anaesthesia care units and monitoring wards. During a cumulative period of 56 days, a total of 53,197 heart rate (HR) measurements, as well as 12,219 measurements of the peripheral blood oxygen saturation (SpO ) and 28,954 respiratory rate (RR) measurements were collected by fitness trackers. Under real-world conditions, HR monitoring was accurate and reliable across all benchmarked devices (r = [0.95;0.98],  
ISSN:2055-2076
2055-2076
DOI:10.1177/20552076241254026