TY - JOUR
T1 - A clinical trial of the effect of a blood leakage detection device for patients during hemodialysis
AU - Ou, Yang Kun
AU - Wu, Ming Jui
AU - Ciou, Wei Siang
AU - Du, Yi Chun
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This study was partially funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan (MOST) (grant number (107-2745-8-218-001-) and the Allied Advanced Intelligent Biomedical Research Center (A2IBRC) under the Higher Education Sprout Project of Ministry of Education.
Funding Information:
This study was partially funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan (MOST) (grant number (107-2745-8-218-001-) and the Allied Advanced Intelligent Biomedical Research Center (A2IBRC) under the Higher Education Sprout Project of Ministry of Education.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/7/1
Y1 - 2019/7/1
N2 - In hemodialysis, vascular access is usually achieved through an arteriovenous fistula, and a dislodged needle can cause varying degrees of injury to patients. In severe cases, the loss of blood can prove to be fatal. This study proposed a blood leakage detection device for patients during hemodialysis (HD). First, the device was tested on a phantom arm, and later in a clinical test on patients receiving HD. The thoughts of the patients and the nursing staff involved were surveyed before and after the introduction of the device. Analysis of the results indicated that the device achieved 100% and 98.9% accuracy rates on the phantom arm test and clinical test, respectively. The results suggested that patients believed the device could reduce their mental anxiety, and the nursing staff considered the device reliable and that it would enhance the quality of care. The proposed detection device can be extended to similar applications for preventing catheter dislodgement, and to improve patient safety and reduce the stress of clinical nursing staff.
AB - In hemodialysis, vascular access is usually achieved through an arteriovenous fistula, and a dislodged needle can cause varying degrees of injury to patients. In severe cases, the loss of blood can prove to be fatal. This study proposed a blood leakage detection device for patients during hemodialysis (HD). First, the device was tested on a phantom arm, and later in a clinical test on patients receiving HD. The thoughts of the patients and the nursing staff involved were surveyed before and after the introduction of the device. Analysis of the results indicated that the device achieved 100% and 98.9% accuracy rates on the phantom arm test and clinical test, respectively. The results suggested that patients believed the device could reduce their mental anxiety, and the nursing staff considered the device reliable and that it would enhance the quality of care. The proposed detection device can be extended to similar applications for preventing catheter dislodgement, and to improve patient safety and reduce the stress of clinical nursing staff.
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U2 - 10.3390/ijerph16132388
DO - 10.3390/ijerph16132388
M3 - Article
C2 - 31284443
AN - SCOPUS:85069319181
VL - 16
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
SN - 1661-7827
IS - 13
M1 - 2388
ER -