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Telemetry is key for treating patients. Improper monitoring can lead to tragedy.

Telemetry is a critical tool in keeping patients alive, but without proper monitoring, it can lead to tragedy. A former executive with HCA, the nation’s largest hospital chain, described an “epidemic ...
Government Technology

Draeger Medical Introduces New WiFi-Based Infinity TeleSmart Patient-Worn Telemetry System

Draeger Medical, Inc. today announced FDA 510k clearance for its new Infinity TeleSmart system featuring a compact device capable of monitoring ECG and SpO2. Infinity TeleSmart provides the ...
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Cardiac toxicity of 5FU: Does prophylactic telemetry monitoring of patients at increased risk for cardiac toxicity improve safety? A 10-year experience

Pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of AMG 162, a fully human monoclonal antibody to Receptor Activator of NF kappa B Ligand (RANKL), following a single subcutaneous dose to patients with ...
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Medical Informatics Corp. Sets New Standard of Telemetry Patient Monitoring with Sickbay Telemetry

Houston, TX, Nov. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the rapidly evolving landscape of healthcare, continuous monitoring of patients’ vital signs is more critical than ever. Traditional telemetry ...
Medscape

Atrial Fibrillation Therapy in Patients With a CRT Defibrillator With Wireless Telemetry

Of the 298 subjects who were enrolled, 14 were exited from the study prior to implant (four withdrew consent prior to the implant procedure, the protocol was disallowed by insurance carriers in six ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Billings Clinic to Begin Construction on Outpatient Center, Telemetry Unit for Cardiac Patients

Billings Clinic announced plans to construct a new outpatient cardiac center and an ambulatory telemetry unit for heart patients. The new cardiac center will relocate outpatient cardiac services from ...
TCTMD

For Some, Routine Cardiac Monitoring May Be Unnecessary After PCI

Although current policy at many hospitals is for patients to have continuous routine cardiac monitoring in the hours after undergoing PCI, a new study suggests it may be safe to forgo it in patients ...
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Nurse turned off now-dead patient's heart monitor alarm to FaceTime family, docs say

WASHINGTON (TND) — A nurse in Australia switched off the sound to a patient's heart monitor alarm so she could FaceTime her family, leading to the elderly man's death, according to a report from ...
TCTMD

Smartphones and Watches Unlikely to Interfere With Implanted CV Devices

While it’s unlikely that electromagnetic interference between a smartphone or smartwatch will affect the performance of a cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) like a pacemaker or ...
NPR

California Is Overriding Its Limits On Nurse Workloads As COVID-19 Surges

California's telemetry nurses, who specialize in the electronic monitoring of critically ill patients, normally take care of four patients at once. But ever since the state relaxed California's ...
Medscape

Atrial Fibrillation Therapy in Patients With a CRT Defibrillator With Wireless Telemetry

George H. Crossley, M.D.; Kazutaka Aonuma, M.D.; Charles Haffajee, M.D.; Morio Shoda, M.D.; Albert Meijer, M.D.; Alexander Bauer, M.D.; Alexander Bauer, M.D ...