The use of robots and other automated devices in nurses' work: An integrative review

M Kangasniemi, S Karki, N Colley… - International journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Future nursing shortages and advanced technological developments mean that
robots and automated devices could play a valuable role in nursing, but little has been …

Development of a urinometer for automatic measurement of urine flow in catheterized patients

JL Lafuente, S González, E Puertas, V Gómez-Tello… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Urinary flow measurement and colorimetry are vital medical indicators for critically ill patients
in intensive care units. However, there is a clinical need for low-cost, continuous urinary flow …

Systematic Review of Automated Diuresis Measurement in Critically Ill Patients

JL Lafuente, S González, V Gómez-Tello… - Medical Devices …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The measurement of urinary flow is a vital medical indicator for critically ill patients in
intensive care units. However, there is a clinical need to automate the real-time …

Smart diaper with printed capacitive sensors and integrated front-end to monitor voided fluid volume

M Tanweer, DC Monga, L Gillan… - IEEE Sensors …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As the demographic structure of the global population continues to shift toward an aging
population, caregivers encounter formidable obstacles in detecting wetness events and …

Hepcidin, in contrast to heparin binding protein, does not portend acute kidney injury in patients with community acquired septic shock

J Olinder, MJ Stjernqvist, A Lindén, ET Salomonsson… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and severe complication in patients
treated at an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The pathogenesis of AKI has been reported to …

A new device to automate the monitoring of critical patients' urine output

A Otero, A Apalkov, R Fernández… - BioMed research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Urine output (UO) is usually measured manually each hour in acutely ill patients. This task
consumes a substantial amount of time. Furthermore, in the literature there is evidence that …

Combination of multi-agent systems and embedded hardware for the monitoring and analysis of diuresis

G Villarrubia, D Hernández… - … Journal of Distributed …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The early detection and monitoring of kidney disease continues being an important problem
in medicine. The diagnosis and treatment of patients with this disease usually require …

Design of a Noncontact Passive LC-Based Level Sensor With a Readout System

I Bhar, N Mandal - IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, a noncontact-type wireless and passive level sensor has been presented
based on LC sensing technique. A novel low-cost and handy readout mechanism has also …

Automatiikka ja robotiikka hoitotyöntekijöiden työn muutoksessa

M Kangasniemi, AM Pietilä… - Tutkiva hoitotyö, 2016 - search.proquest.com
In recent social debate robotics and its utilization have been featured prominently, and the
goal regarding them has been recorded to the government's flagship projects1 and to the …

Silicone oil decreases biofilm formation in a capacitance-based automatic urine measurement system

M Slettengren, M Linnros, J van der Linden - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Capacitance-based automatic urine measurement is a validated technique already
implemented in clinical practice. However, albuminuria and free hemoglobinuria cause …