Hyperbaric critical care patient data management system.

What Researchers Did

Researchers modified an existing patient data management system (PDMS) to allow continuous critical care monitoring and data recording during hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for intensive care patients.

What They Found

The modified patient data management system (PDMS) successfully transmits data from monitors, ventilators, and syringe pumps via an ethernet box inside the hyperbaric chamber to the central clinical information management system. This system is now routinely functioning during hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for intensive care patients, allowing bedside and online monitoring in the ICU, with data continuously stored for clinical or research purposes.

Canadian Relevance

This study was conducted in Sweden and has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

A limitation is that work is still ongoing to obtain full CE approval for hyperbaric use of modern syringe pumps and mechanical ventilators connected to the system.