The study aims to investigate the use of wireless, continuous monitoring in patients at home including the frequency of alarms triggered by abnormal vital parameters and their significance for (re)hospitalisation/Serious Adverse Events(SAE) and/or death within 30 days.
Acute hospital admissions challenge the capacity of the healthcare system. Readmission is common among patients with chronic medical diseases, and many patients admitted for acute conditions are often subsequently observed at the hospital for hours and often with one overnight stay for observation purposes alone. Recent medico technical research has allowed continuous and wireless monitoring of patients' vital signs in-hospital, but the practice at home remains uninvestigated. However, the technology has the potential to relieve hospital overcrowding by offering continuous and real time analytics of vital signs in high-risk patients at home.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
120
Included patients are monitored with WARD equipment the first days after discharge. Monitoring will last for a maximum of three days.
Bispebjerg Hospital
Copenhagen, NV, Denmark
RECRUITING(Re)admission
Defined as acute admission to hospital for at least 12 hours with relation to prior discharge or EMS contact
Time frame: within 30 days
Serious Adverse Events
Any adverse event, including acute admissions during the observational period. Criteria defined in protocol. Adverse events will be manually categorised as a 'severe adverse event' (SAE), or simple 'adverse event' (AE).
Time frame: within 30 days
Mortality
Time frame: within 30 days
(Re)admission
Defined as acute admission to hospital for at least 12 hours with relation to prior discharge or EMS contact
Time frame: within 7 days after discharge/assessment by paramedic personnel
Inquiries to the Emergency Medical Service
Defined as patients calls to 1813/112
Time frame: within 30 days
Mortality and types of SAEs
Any adverse event, including acute admissions during the observational period. Criteria defined in protocol. Adverse events will be manually categorised as a 'severe adverse event' (SAE), or simple 'adverse event' (AE).
Time frame: within 30 days
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