Department of Creative Product Design, Department of Electrical Engineering, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, No. 1, Nan-Tai Street, Yungkang District, Tainan 71005, Taiwan.
Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital Tainan Branch, No. 427, Fuxing Road, Yongkang District, Tainan 71051, Taiwan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Jul 5;16(13):2388. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16132388.
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.
在血液透析中，血管通路通常通过动静脉瘘来实现，而脱落的针头会给患者造成不同程度的伤害。在严重的情况下，失血可能是致命的。本研究提出了一种用于血液透析（HD）期间患者的血液渗漏检测装置。首先，该装置在模拟手臂上进行了测试，然后在接受 HD 的患者的临床测试中进行了测试。在引入该装置之前和之后，对患者和护理人员的想法进行了调查。结果分析表明，该装置在模拟手臂测试和临床测试中的准确率分别达到了 100%和 98.9%。结果表明，患者认为该设备可以减轻他们的精神焦虑，护理人员认为该设备可靠，并能提高护理质量。所提出的检测装置可以扩展到类似的应用中，以防止导管脱落，并提高患者安全性，减轻临床护理人员的压力。
