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Journal of Medical Systems
Published in: Journal of Medical Systems 5/2011

01-10-2011 | Original Paper

Development of a Telecare System Based on ZigBee Mesh Network for Monitoring Blood Pressure of Patients with Hemodialysis in Health Care Centers

Authors: Yi-Chun Du, You-Yun Lee, Yun-Yuan Lu, Chia-Hung Lin, Ming-Jei Wu, Chung-Lin Chen, Tainsong Chen

Published in: Journal of Medical Systems | Issue 5/2011

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Abstract

In Taiwan, the number of the patients needing dialysis increases rapidly in recent years. Because there is risk in every hemodialysis session, monitoring physiological status, such as blood pressure measurement every 30 min to 1 h is needed during about 4 h hemodialysis process. Therefore, an assisted measurement on blood pressure is needful in dialysis care centers. Telecare system (TCS) is regarded as one of important technique in the medical care. In this study, we utilized ZigBee wireless technique to establish a mesh network for monitoring blood pressure automatically and data storage in medical record system for display and further analysis. Moreover, while the blood pressure exceeds the normal range, the system could send a warning signal to remind, or inform the relatives and clinicians in health care center through the personal handy-phone system (PHS) immediately. The proposed system provides an assisted device for monitoring patients’ blood pressure during hemodialysis process and saving medical manpower.
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Metadata
Title
Development of a Telecare System Based on ZigBee Mesh Network for Monitoring Blood Pressure of Patients with Hemodialysis in Health Care Centers
Authors
Yi-Chun Du
You-Yun Lee
Yun-Yuan Lu
Chia-Hung Lin
Ming-Jei Wu
Chung-Lin Chen
Tainsong Chen
Publication date
01-10-2011
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Medical Systems / Issue 5/2011
Print ISSN: 0148-5598
Electronic ISSN: 1573-689X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-010-9513-0

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