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Constructing an Open-Access Bio-Signal Repository from Intensive Care Units
Doyeop Kim1, Sukhoon Lee2, Tae Young Kim1
1Department of Biomedical Informatics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|January 4, 2018
Summary
Researchers are creating an open bio-signal repository from intensive care unit (ICU) patient monitors. This new data resource will help advance the detection of critical clinical events.
Area of Science:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Clinical Informatics
- Data Science
Background:
- Bio-signals are vital for identifying urgent clinical events but have historically lacked accessible data.
- Limited access to comprehensive bio-signal data hinders research into critical event detection.
Purpose of the Study:
- To establish a novel, open-access bio-signal repository.
- To facilitate research on detecting urgent clinical events using real-world ICU data.
Main Methods:
- Interfacing systems were developed to connect with patient monitors in intensive care units (ICUs).
- Data collection initiated from over 40 ICU beds.
- Plans are in place to expand the repository to over 100 ICU beds.
Main Results:
- An operational interfacing system for patient monitors has been successfully implemented.
- Initial bio-signal data acquisition from 40+ ICU beds is underway.
Conclusions:
- The development of an open bio-signal repository is progressing successfully.
- The repository will provide a valuable resource for advancing clinical event detection research.
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