Blood leakage detection during dialysis therapy based on fog computing with array photocell sensors and heteroassociative memory model

Autor: Jian-Xing Wu, Ping-Tzan Huang, Chia-Hung Lin, Chien-Ming Li
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Healthcare Technology Letters (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2053-3713
DOI: 10.1049/htl.2017.0091
Popis: Blood leakage and blood loss are serious life-threatening complications occurring during dialysis therapy. These events have been of concerns to both healthcare givers and patients. More than 40% of adult blood volume can be lost in just a few minutes, resulting in morbidities and mortality. The authors intend to propose the design of a warning tool for the detection of blood leakage/blood loss during dialysis therapy based on fog computing with an array of photocell sensors and heteroassociative memory (HAM) model. Photocell sensors are arranged in an array on a flexible substrate to detect blood leakage via the resistance changes with illumination in the visible spectrum of 500–700 nm. The HAM model is implemented to design a virtual alarm unit using electricity changes in an embedded system. The proposed warning tool can indicate the risk level in both end-sensing units and remote monitor devices via a wireless network and fog/cloud computing. The animal experimental results (pig blood) will demonstrate the feasibility.
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