Presentation of Patient Information on the Doctor's Smart Phone for Acute Care
George Varkey, Aravind Balakrishnan, R. Prajith · 2017
Patients in critical care need close monitoring and quick response to deteriorating conditions. The window of opportunity for action is usually quite short before the situation becomes irreversibly complicated. Therefore, a system that enables the doctors to get an integrated view of the patient information on an anytime/anywhere basis, over mobile devices would be of immense value. This paper describes an acute care system that can be set up and made fully operational within a few hours, at a fraction of the cost of competing solutions. This system is designed considering the specific needs of developing countries which include -- intermittent internet connection at operational locations, and limited information technology knowledge among supporting staff. This makes it ideal in providing support for medical requirements in remote areas, disaster sites, conflict zones, etc. It is also useful for home health care and in the intensive care units, operation theatres and emergency wards of hospitals.