Design and implementation of a framework for monitoring patients in hospitals using wireless sensors in ad hoc configuration

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 6449-6452

  O'Donoughue, Nicholas ^a,b   Kulkarni, Sarvesh ^a,b   Marzella, Douglas ^b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b Villanova University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ad hoc sensor networks; Real time data acquisition; Remote monitoring; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

AD HOC SENSOR NETWORKS; MONITORING SYSTEMS; REAL TIME DATA ACQUISITION; REMOTE MONITORING;

AD HOC NETWORKS; DATA ACQUISITION; HOSPITALS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SENSOR NETWORKS; TELEMEDICINE;

PATIENT MONITORING;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER NETWORK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHODOLOGY; MICROCOMPUTER; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TELEMEDICINE;

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTEGRATED ADVANCED INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RADIO WAVES; SOFTWARE; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 34047101947     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260162     Document Type: Conference Paper

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