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Teleassistance for remote home oxygen monitoring in neonates
Santiago Murillo-Rendón1,2, Isabel C Echeverri-Ocampo3, Carolina Márquez-Narváez1,4
1Departamento de Ciencias Computacionales, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Manizales, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia.
Objectives:
To evaluate the feasibility and clinical impact of an IoT-based teleassistance system for remote monitoring of preterm neonates receiving home oxygen therapy.
Methods:
A historically controlled cohort study was conducted in Manizales, Colombia, with three phases: (1) baseline data collection from neonates receiving traditional follow-up (n=32), (2) development of an Internet of Things (IoT)-based teleassistance system integrating physiological monitoring, cloud storage, and mobile applications, and (3) pilot testing in a prospective intervention cohort (n=25). The primary outcome was the duration of home oxygen therapy.
Results:
Median duration of home oxygen therapy was reduced from 34 days (IQR 25-46) in the control group to 10 days (IQR 7-17) in the intervention group (p<0.001). Reliable communication was achieved through 4G and Wi-Fi, while LoRa performance was limited by geographic constraints.
Conclusions:
IoT-based teleassistance was associated with a reduction in the duration of home oxygen therapy in preterm neonates and demonstrated feasibility for remote monitoring in resource-limited settings.
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