Project Details
Description
Introduction: The care of premature infants, requires high costs in medical care. Incubators are biomedical equipment whose purpose is to provide the premature newborn (NB) with a continuously controlled thermal environment for the baby's development. For this reason, the correct functioning of the equipment is essential for the proper growth of the preterm newborn.
Objective: To implement a pilot test of an IoT-based monitoring system to capture variables of incubator operation (temperature, relative humidity and sound) in the neonatology department of a high complexity hospital in Bogota, Colombia.
Methodology: Pilot test study for the implementation of a monitoring system of humidity, temperature and sound conditions in the incubator of the neonatology service of the Hospital Universitario Mayor. Remote measurement of the variables will be performed continuously (c/1min) through a device, which will be transmitted via Wifi to be displayed on a monitor (pc/Smart phone) for monitoring by the research team: biomedical engineering staff and neonatology service. The system will report and notify through alerts, if there is any anomaly in the variables according to predefined parameters. In this way, the data obtained will be stored to perform a quantitative analysis and thus, to monitor the behavior of the operating conditions of the biomedical equipment in accordance with the regulations. The information will be presented through measures of central tendency and dispersion, according to its distribution and through follow-up graphic boards.
Expected results: From the pilot test, the behavior of temperature, system humidity and sound variables will be analyzed. Subsequently, the device will be evaluated for adjustment according to the findings and the proposal for the implementation of the second phase in real conditions under the corresponding biosafety and regulatory guidelines.
Objective: To implement a pilot test of an IoT-based monitoring system to capture variables of incubator operation (temperature, relative humidity and sound) in the neonatology department of a high complexity hospital in Bogota, Colombia.
Methodology: Pilot test study for the implementation of a monitoring system of humidity, temperature and sound conditions in the incubator of the neonatology service of the Hospital Universitario Mayor. Remote measurement of the variables will be performed continuously (c/1min) through a device, which will be transmitted via Wifi to be displayed on a monitor (pc/Smart phone) for monitoring by the research team: biomedical engineering staff and neonatology service. The system will report and notify through alerts, if there is any anomaly in the variables according to predefined parameters. In this way, the data obtained will be stored to perform a quantitative analysis and thus, to monitor the behavior of the operating conditions of the biomedical equipment in accordance with the regulations. The information will be presented through measures of central tendency and dispersion, according to its distribution and through follow-up graphic boards.
Expected results: From the pilot test, the behavior of temperature, system humidity and sound variables will be analyzed. Subsequently, the device will be evaluated for adjustment according to the findings and the proposal for the implementation of the second phase in real conditions under the corresponding biosafety and regulatory guidelines.
Keywords
Incubators, Internet of Things (IoT), Monitoring, Patient Safety
Commitments / Obligations
- Develop an IoT architecture that allows the implementation of new alternatives in terms of monitoring and management of incubator information.
- Create a system for managing information on operating variables in incubators through the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) technology.
- Create a system for managing information on operating variables in incubators through the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) technology.
| Status | Finished |
|---|---|
| Effective start/end date | 7/14/21 → 3/31/23 |
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Main Funding Source
- National
Location
- Bogotá D.C.
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