Personalized Evaluation of Life-threatening Conditions in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: The Concept of Wearable Technology and Case Analysis

Ana Santos Rodrigues, Birutė Paliakaitė, Saulius Daukantas, Andrius Sološenko, Andrius Petrėnas, Andrius Petrėnas, Vaidotas Marozas, Vaidotas Marozas

2022

Abstract

The progressive aging of society results in a one-third increase in mortality rates of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients over the past decade. In the end stage of CKD, 40% of deaths are sudden deaths due to cardiac arrhythmias precipitated by electrolyte imbalance. Unfortunately, there is a lack of technology for unobtrusive long-term monitoring of life-threatening conditions, leading to limited knowledge on arrhythmia characteristics and their relationship with complications. This paper presents a wearable technology prototype to monitor CKD patients between subsequent dialysis procedures. The proposed technology enables at-home monitoring of electrolyte fluctuations and detection of cardiac arrhythmias, such as ventricular tachycardia and extreme bradycardia. A patient uses a wearable wrist-worn device to record continuous photoplethysmogram and intermittent electrocardiogram signals together with a smart device, such as a tablet or a smartphone, to enter meals and medications that may alter electrolyte levels. The application of the proposed wearable technology is demonstrated in a case analysis. The developed wearable technology for monitoring CKD patients in a home environment can be valuable for identifying patients susceptible to dangerous arrhythmias due to electrolyte imbalance.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Rodrigues A., Paliakaitė B., Daukantas S., Sološenko A., Petrėnas A. and Marozas V. (2022). Personalized Evaluation of Life-threatening Conditions in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: The Concept of Wearable Technology and Case Analysis. In Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2022) - Volume 4: BIOSIGNALS; ISBN 978-989-758-552-4, SciTePress, pages 244-250. DOI: 10.5220/0010905700003123

in Bibtex Style

@conference{biosignals22,
author={Ana Santos Rodrigues and Birutė Paliakaitė and Saulius Daukantas and Andrius Sološenko and Andrius Petrėnas and Vaidotas Marozas},
title={Personalized Evaluation of Life-threatening Conditions in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: The Concept of Wearable Technology and Case Analysis},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2022) - Volume 4: BIOSIGNALS},
year={2022},
pages={244-250},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010905700003123},
isbn={978-989-758-552-4},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2022) - Volume 4: BIOSIGNALS
TI - Personalized Evaluation of Life-threatening Conditions in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: The Concept of Wearable Technology and Case Analysis
SN - 978-989-758-552-4
AU - Rodrigues A.
AU - Paliakaitė B.
AU - Daukantas S.
AU - Sološenko A.
AU - Petrėnas A.
AU - Marozas V.
PY - 2022
SP - 244
EP - 250
DO - 10.5220/0010905700003123
PB - SciTePress