Technology Archives - RTM Vital Signs

SASM: Safety of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the Perioperative Period

By: Mandeep Singh, MBBS, MD, MSc, FRCPC; Jennifer E. Dominguez, MD, MHS; Melanie Lyons, PhD, ACNP; Satya Krishna Ramachandran, MD, MBA; Bhargavi Gali, MD, MHA SUMMARY: SASM Creating Guidelines of Postoperative Management For OSA Patients Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a prevalent sleep-related breathing disorder in perioperative environments, is characterized by repeated upper airway collapses that […]

Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression—Pediatric Considerations

By: Tricia Vecchione, MD, MPH; Constance L. Monitto, MD SUMMARY: Opioid-induced respiratory depression can be a life-threatening, albeit preventable, complication in children. It is imperative to identify those at risk for opioid-induced respiratory depression and formulate safer practices, including the use of opioid-sparing adjuncts, frequent sedation assessment and vigilant monitoring. Unfortunately, no models designed to […]

Minute Ventilation as a Measure of Fitness and Endurance

By: RTM Vital Signs LLC When exercising, a person will breathe deeper and more often in order to supply the muscles with the oxygen (energy) they need and to remove carbon dioxide (waste). Exercise, over time, will increase the strength and function of muscles, making them more efficient – requiring a lower amount of oxygen […]

High-Definition Medicine

By: Ali Torkamani, Kristian G. Andersen, Steven R. Steinhubl, and Eric J. Topol, MD Abstract: The foundation for a new era of data-driven medicine has been set by recent technological advances that enable the assessment and management of human health at an unprecedented level of resolution—what we refer to as high-definition medicine. Our ability […]

Digital Medicine: Virtual Care for Improved Global Health

By: Steven R Steinhubl, Kwang-il Kim, Toluwalase Ajayi, Eric J Topol Abstract: The ability to provide health care almost anywhere in the world, inconceivable just years ago, is now possible. With time, the connectivity infrastructure will become more robust, and digital technologies will multiply in variety as they also continue to decrease in size […]

Moving From Digitalization to Digitization in Cardiovascular Care

By: Steven R. Steinhubl, MD, Eric J. Topol, MD Abstract: So far, the digitization of health care is best exemplified by electronic medical records, which have been far from favorably or uniformly accepted. However, properly implemented digitization can enable better patient outcomes, improve convenience, potentially lower healthcare costs, and possibly lead to much greater […]

Wearable Technology: Role in Respiratory Health and Disease

By: Andrea Aliverti Abstract: In the future, diagnostic devices will be able to monitor a patient’s physiological or biochemical parameters continuously, under natural physiological conditions and in any environment through wearable biomedical sensors. Together with apps that capture and interpret data, and integrated enterprise and cloud data repositories, the networks of wearable devices and […]