Applied Pervasive Patient Timeline in Intensive Care Units

André Braga, Filipe Portela, Manuel Filipe Santos, António Abelha, José Machado, Álvaro Silva and Fernando Rua
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André Braga: Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
Filipe Portela: Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
Manuel Filipe Santos: Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
António Abelha: Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias de Computação, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
José Machado: Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias de Computação, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
Álvaro Silva: Intensive Care Unit, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal
Fernando Rua: Intensive Care Unit, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal

International Journal of Reliable and Quality E-Healthcare (IJRQEH), 2017, vol. 6, issue 2, 17-28

Abstract: This study has the objective of introducing an innovative way of presenting and representing information concerning patients in Intensive Care Units. Therefore, the Pervasive Patient Timeline, which has the purpose of offering support to intensivists' decision-making process, by providing access to a real-time environment, was developed. The solution is patient-centred as it can be accessed from anywhere, at any time and it contains patients' clinical data since they are admitted to the ICU until their discharge. The environment holds data concerning vital signs, laboratory results, therapeutics, and data mining predictions, which can be analysed to have a better understanding of patients' present and future condition. Due to the nature of the critical care environment, the pervasive aspect is crucial because it allows intensivists make decisions when they have to be made. The Pervasive Patient Timeline is focused on improving the quality of care by helping the intensivists perform better in their daily activity.

Date: 2017
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