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The Benefits Of Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Monitoring
VitalStream™ provides actionable, beat-by-beat data to help clinicians identify patient deterioration earlier, intervene earlier, and optimize treatment decisions such as whether and when to administer fluids, drugs, or therapies.
Read MoreFDA Clears Caretaker Medical’s Wireless Monitor for NonInvasive & Continuous Cardiac Output, Stroke Volume, and Advanced Hemodynamics
VitalStream™ provides actionable, beat-by-beat data to help clinicians identify patient deterioration earlier, intervene earlier, and optimize treatment decisions such as whether and when to administer fluids, drugs, or therapies.
Read MoreVital sign measurement in hospital patients – how a wearable monitor can transform the patient experience
The most common intervention performed in hospitals is the measurement of vital signs. While nurses are confident about their ability to gather and interpret the data needed to identify patients at risk of deterioration, there are concerns about the frequency of observation and at times the accuracy of vital sign measurements. A continuous, wearable vitals…
Read MoreContinuous blood pressure monitor: uses, applications and advantages
The application of continuous blood pressure monitoring has historically been limited to the intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), due to the cost and invasiveness of the equipment. However, the development of ICU grade wearable patient monitors is opening up opportunities to widen the use of continuous blood pressure monitors across the…
Read MoreWATCH: How continuous vital sign monitoring improved the patient experience
Dr. David Feifel of Kadima Neuropsychiatry Institute discusses his experience with using VitalStream to monitor his ketamine patients.
Read MoreWATCH: Why Dr. Young said goodbye to manual blood pressure cuffs at his clinic
Dr. Mark Young of Apex Health Alliance talks about using VitalStream and how it improved the clinician and patient experience.
Read MoreThe Role of a Wireless Patient Monitoring System for At Home Care
Among the many benefits being brought to the healthcare service by wireless patient monitoring is the facility to escalate home care for both chronic and acute conditions. Physicians have long recognized the benefits of care at home but hospitals have been reluctant to send acute patients home because it would have impacted on their revenue…
Read MoreDigital healthcare: the future of modern medicine
As new variants of the COVID-19 virus continue to pile pressure on already strained health services around the world, what hope is there for the future of medicine? With an ageing global population and a growing shortage of medical professionals, how can the healthcare industry get on top of the burgeoning workload to create breathing…
Read MoreTracking of the beat-to-beat blood pressure changes by the Caretaker physiological monitor against invasive central aortic measurement
Younghoon Kwon, Patrick L Stafford, Martin C Baruch, Sung-Hoon Kim, Yeilim Cho, Sula Mazimba, Lawrence W Gimple
Read MoreThe role of remote patient monitoring in chronic care
Wireless monitors like VitalStream™ can help to drive down the cost of chronic disease management and deliver better patient outcomes. Chronic disease management (CDM) is one of biggest challenges facing global health. Chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes are the leading cause of mortality in the developed world by far, and across the…
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