Evaluation of an Integrated Smart Sensor System for Real-Time Characterization and Digitalization of Postoperative Abdominal Drain Output: A Pilot Study
| Autor: | Lea Henrichs, W. K. Karcz, Jens Werner, Michael F. Berger, Christian Heiliger, Jan Sabo, Laura Antonia Ritz, Andreas Rauschmayr, Dorian Andrade, Oliver J. Muensterer, Alexander Frank, Mario V. Roser |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Sensor system
Modern medicine Time Factors business.industry Surgical drains Medizin Routine laboratory Bilirubin Pilot Projects Lipase Digital healthcare Postoperative Complications Amylases Medicine Drainage Humans Urea Surgery Nuclear medicine business Device Removal Triglycerides Abdominal surgery |
| Zdroj: | Surgical innovation. 29(3) |
| ISSN: | 1553-3514 |
| Popis: | Background: For centuries, surgeons have relied on surgical drains during postoperative care. Despite all advances in modern medicine and the area of digitalization, as of today, most if not all assessment of abdominal secretions excreted via surgical drains are carried out manually. We here introduce a novel integrated Smart Sensor System ( Smart Drain) that allows for real-time characterization and digitalization of postoperative abdominal drain output at the patient’s bedside. Methods: A prototype of the Smart Drain was developed using a sophisticated spectrometer for assessment of drain output. The prototype measures 10 × 6 × 6 cm and therefore easily fits at the bedside. At the time of measurement with our Smart Drain, the drain output was additionally sent off to be analyzed in our routine laboratory for typical markers of interest in abdominal surgery such as bilirubin, lipase, amylase, triglycerides, urea, protein, and red blood cells. A total of 45 samples from 19 patients were included. Results: The measurements generated were found to correlate with conventional laboratory measurements for bilirubin (r = .658, P = .000), lipase (r = .490, P = .002), amylase (r = .571, P = .000), triglycerides (r = .803, P = .000), urea (r = .326, P = .033), protein (r = .387, P = .012), and red blood cells (r = .904, P = .000). Conclusions: To our best knowledge, for the first time we describe a device using a sophisticated spectrometer that allows for real-time characterization and digitalization of postoperative abdominal drain output at the patient’s bedside. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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