On-line Heart Rate Monitoring Using the Extra-corporeal Pressure Sensors of a Dialysis Machine

Mattias Holmer, Egle Grigonyte, Bo Olde, Jan Sternby, Mårten Segelmark, Kristian Solem, Leif Sörnmo

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Abstract

Heart rate can be extracted from the extracorporeal venous pressure signal of a dialysis machine. The results are of comparable accuracy and reliability to the ones obtained by the PPG reference signal from a pulse oximeter. Difficulties that occur during heart rate estimation were determined, and some can be overcome by a slight adjustment of blood flow rate. The described techniques, after being implemented into the dialysis machines, would help to improve current hemodialysis safety throughout the treatment by on-line monitoring of the cardiac activity.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBiomedical engineering – 2012 : proceedings of international conference
Publication statusPublished - 2012
EventBiomedical engineering – 2012 - Kaunas, Lithuania
Duration: 2012 Oct 252012 Oct 26

Publication series

Name
ISSN (Print)2029-3380

Conference

ConferenceBiomedical engineering – 2012
Country/TerritoryLithuania
CityKaunas
Period2012/10/252012/10/26

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Medical Engineering

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