A Clinical Trial of the Effect of a Blood Leakage Detection Device for Patients during Hemodialysis

Yang-Kun Ou, Ming-Jui Wu, Wei-Siang Ciou and Yi-Chun Du
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Yang-Kun Ou: Department of Creative Product Design, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, No. 1, Nan-Tai Street, Yungkang District, Tainan 71005, Taiwan
Ming-Jui Wu: Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital Tainan Branch, No. 427, Fuxing Road, Yongkang District, Tainan 71051, Taiwan
Wei-Siang Ciou: Department of Electrical Engineering, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, No. 1, Nan-Tai Street, Yungkang District, Tainan 71005, Taiwan
Yi-Chun Du: Department of Electrical Engineering, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, No. 1, Nan-Tai Street, Yungkang District, Tainan 71005, Taiwan

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 13, 1-10

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: blood leakage detection device; hemodialysis (HD), quality of care; risk control (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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