Modern medical technologies as a prevention of health protection and improvement of fitness in patients of different age

Abstract

In recent years, along with the development of IT, telecommunication and digitization, there has been a development of telemedicine as one of the most modern methods of providing medical services or medical care itself, in order to monitor patients 24 hours a day, also remotely, without leaving home. Telemedicine methods focus mainly on the care of the elderly, disabled and dependent people. In the current situation of the Covid 19 pandemic, it has also become the only possibly safe form of contact between the patient and the doctor. Telemedicine is currently dynamically developing in: cardiology, diabetology, physiotherapy, as 24/7 tele - home care. Modern systems used in telemedicine allow for 24-hour monitoring of the patient's vital parameters, such as: heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, glucose level, saturation, thanks to which it is possible to control the risk of fainting, falls and sudden death.In the current situation, related to the Covid 19 pandemic, telemedicine systems are gaining an upward trend among the elderly group, as a prevention against falling ill, but also provides psychological comfort and gives the patient and his family a sense of security. Thanks to modern technology and the development of digitization techniques, telemedicine allows for medical control, diagnostics, prophylaxis, prevention and treatment of the patient at a considerable distance.One of the first and innovative technologies used in medicine was the performance of a surgical operation in 2001 by prof. Jacques Marescaux from New York on a 68-year-old woman staying in a hospital in Strasbourg, 6500 km away. The operation was performed with a modern device called Zeus and became a milestone not only in remote telerobotics but in the development of all medicine.