Wearable devices for remote monitoring of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Vietnam.
Nguyen Van Vinh ChauTruong Ngoc TrungPhan Nguyen Quoc Khanh KhanhPhung Tran Huy NhatHoang Minh Tu VanHo Bich HaiDuong Bich ThuyNguyen Le Nhu TungDao Bach KhoaTran Thi Dong VienNguyen Van HaoPham Kieu Ngyuyet OanhTran Dang KhoaNguyen Thanh PhongNguyen Thanh NguyenJulie HuynhTimothy M WalkerJennifer Ilo van NuilLuu Phuoc AnJacob McKnightLe Mau ToanLe Van TanNguyen Thanh DungNguyen Thanh TruongCatherine Louise Thwaitesnull nullPublished in: Wellcome open research (2023)
Patients with severe COVID-19 disease require monitoring with pulse oximetry as a minimal requirement. In many low- and middle- income countries, this has been challenging due to lack of staff and equipment. Wearable pulse oximeters potentially offer an attractive means to address this need, due to their low cost, battery operability and capacity for remote monitoring. Between July and October 2021, Ho Chi Minh City experienced its first major wave of SARS-CoV-2 infection, leading to an unprecedented demand for monitoring in hospitalized patients. We assess the feasibility of a continuous remote monitoring system for patients with COVID-19 under these circumstances as we implemented 2 different systems using wearable pulse oximeter devices in a stepwise manner across 4 departments.