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Lifesaving robodoc functions as virtual ICU
Sunday September 23, 2012 08:11:42 PM,
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London: A lifesaving robodoc, working in a UK hospital, can take a patient's pulse,
scan vital signs, take pictures and even read case notes and then
inform a consultant who can advise medical staff on potentially
life-saving actions.
The machine is designed to give small hospital units, which might
not have intensive care unit (ICU), access to specialists at other
hospitals. Patients who deteriorate can be immediately assessed by
consultants who can see them close up, talk to them in real time
and determine whether they need to be transferred to an ICU
without delay.
Britain's first RP7 is already doing the rounds at Daisy Hill
Hospital in Newry, Northern Ireland, acting as its intensive care
consultant, the Daily Mail reports.
Shane Moan, clinical director of the high-dependency unit at Daisy
Hill, says: "The two-way, real-time communication RP7 makes
possible is a vast improvement on what would have been a phone
call from our unit to the intensive care specialists 22 miles
away."
"Patients are getting a face-to-face assessment from consultants
they would not have seen before," said Moan.
RP7, bought by the area's hospitals trust for just under 200,000
pounds, has a built-in stethoscope which can record and transmit
vital heart and breath sounds. The machine is taken to the bedside
of any patient whose condition is causing concern, and they can be
seen by Charles McAllister or one of his colleagues at the ICU at
Craigavon Hospital, the other hospital in the trust network.
"I have wanted one of these robots since first seeing it at a
conference several years ago. The camera doesn't just show our
face to the patient, but allows the doctor to zoom in on any part
of the body - for example, blowing up their eye to fill the screen
so we can see if there is any sign of jaundice," says McAllister.
"We can also zoom in on the patient's observation notes so we can
read them clearly and talk to their primary physician and their
families in real time at the patient's bedside. It allows us to
conduct a consultation at any time of day or night," adds
McAllister.
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