Abstract
Objectives: To develop a non-invasive measurement of continuous monitoring of hemoglobin using IoT-enabled pulse oximetry. Currently in India, most women, senior citizens, and rural area people are suffering from anemia. In many cases, people unable to visit hospitals and laboratories for hemoglobin testing. To help the above people our proposed system will measure hemoglobin concentration without visiting the hospital at an affordable price. Methods: We developed real-time continuous monitoring of Hb concentration and oxygen saturation (SpO2) using pulse oximetry. In this study, 47 healthy volunteers were participated and measure the above-mentioned parameters under resting conditions. Findings: The obtained results were in unison with laboratory measurements with the variation of 0.12g/dL to 1.0g/dL. Novelty/Applications: Experimental results showed the approach of continuous monitoring of hemoglobin and SpO2 using an IoT-enabled non-invasive method can be useful in healthcare management. Keywords Hemoglobin, oxygen saturation, pulse oximetry, IoT, Anaemia
Highlights
The most commonly used means of health monitoring involves the testing for physiologic vital signs
Due to the deformed shape of red blood cells, the patient feels weakness, fatigue, and drowsiness, which could lead to anemia
The proposed work self-enlists the vital body parameter measuring devices used in a conventional high-tech hospital, each enabled with Internet of Things (IoT) services and thereby feeding the collective vital information to a central monitoring hub
Summary
The most commonly used means of health monitoring involves the testing for physiologic vital signs. Iron deficiency is one of the major causes that lead to anemia. Other minor causes include acute and chronic inflammation, parasite infections, red blood cell production or survival, and nutritional deficiencies[2,3]. Due to the deformed shape of red blood cells, the patient feels weakness, fatigue, and drowsiness, which could lead to anemia. As per the Global Nutrition Report 2017, 51% of Indian women whose age is between 15 to 49 are anemic [4,5]. Current technology influenced a Veerabhadrappa et al / Indian Journal of Science and Technology 2021;14(20):1689–1698 paradigm shift from invasive diagnostic measurements to non-invasive measurements results from rapid diagnosing the health condition of a patient. A typical example of an area that utilizes this methodology of disease diagnosis and treatment is a hospital
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