ABSTRACT
Home cardio-respiratory monitoring began over 40 years ago with the aim of preventing sudden infant death. Although it has been shown that monitoring does not meet this objective, its prescription has been maintained in various clinical situations and with very different criteria. Consensus on the subject has not been able to define precisely the type of monitoring or the time required for different diseases. Among the diseases that still consider the indication of cardio-respiratory monitoring at home are: persistent apnea of prematurity, high-risk BRUE (Brief Resolved Unexplained Events), neurological or metabolic diseases with compromise of the respiratory center, convulsive cough, pathologic gastroesophageal reflux and technology-dependent patients (high flow nasal cannula (CNAF), noninvasive ventilation (NIV), invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) to tracheostomy, and others). A review is presented on the development of cardio-respiratory monitoring at home, highlighting the true usefulness of this technology with a general proposal, which must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and always taking into account the conditions that must be met to perform adequate monitoring and useful.
La monitorización cardio-respiratoria en domicilio se inició hace más de 40 años con el objetivo de prevenir la muerte súbita del lactante. Aun cuando se ha demostrado que la monitorización no cumple este objetivo, se ha mantenido su prescripción en diversas situaciones clínicas y con criterios muy diversos. Consensos acerca del tema no han llegado a definir con precisión el tipo de monitorización ni el tiempo requerido para distintas enfermedades. Dentro de las enfermedades que todavía consideran la indicación de monitorización cardio-respiratoria en domicilio se encuentran: apnea persistente del prematuro, BRUE (episodio breve resuelto inexplicado) de alto riesgo, enfermedades neurológicas o metabólicas con compromiso del centro respiratorio, tos convulsiva, reflujo gastroesofágico patológico y pacientes dependientes de tecnología (cánula nasal de alto flujo (CNAF), ventilación no invasiva (VNI), ventilación mecánica invasiva (VMI) a traqueostomía, y otros). Se presenta una revisión sobre el desarrollo de la monitorización cardio-respiratoria en domicilio, resaltando la verdadera utilidad que tendría esta tecnología con una propuesta general, que debe evaluarse caso a caso y siempre teniendo en cuenta las condiciones que deben cumplirse para realizar una monitorización adecuada y útil.
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Humans , Infant , Apnea/physiopathology , Respiratory Rate/physiology , Heart Rate/physiology , Monitoring, Physiologic/methods , Risk Assessment , Patient Selection , Home Care ServicesABSTRACT
PURPOSE: Common conditions, such as dehydration or respiratory infection can aggravate hypoxia and are associated with interstage mortality in infants who have undergone palliative surgery for congenital heart diseases. This study was done to evaluate the efficacy of a home monitoring program (HMP) in decreasing infant mortality. METHODS: Since its inception in May 2010, all infants who have undergone palliative surgery have been enrolled in HMP. This study was a prospective observational study and infant outcomes during HMP were compared with those of previous comparison groups. Parents were trained to measure oxygen saturation, body weight and feeding volume and to contact the hospital through the hotline for emergency situations. Telephone counseling was conducted by clinical nurse specialists every week post discharge. RESULTS: Forty-one infants were enrolled in HMP. Nine hundred telephone counseling sessions were conducted. Seventy-three infants required telephone triage with the most common conditions being gastrointestinal (50.7%) and respiratory symptoms (32.9%). With HMP intervention, interstage mortality decreased from 18.6% (8/43) to 9.8% (4/41) (chi2=1.15, p=.283). CONCLUSION: Results indicate that active measures and treatments using the HMP decrease mortality rates, however further investigation is required to identify various factors that contribute to hemodynamic complications during the interstage period.
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Female , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Male , Body Temperature , Body Weight , Caregivers/education , Counseling , Heart Defects, Congenital/mortality , Heart Rate , Hospitalization , Hotlines , Monitoring, Physiologic/methods , Oxygen Consumption , Palliative Care , Program Evaluation , Prospective Studies , Time FactorsABSTRACT
Introducción: Actualmente, el monitoreo de algunos dispositivos cardiacos implantables como los marcapasos y el desfibrilador automático, así como la terapia de resincronización cardiaca asociada con desfibrilador automático implantable, son los que se utilizan con mayor frecuencia y el seguimiento de los mismos se puede llevar a cabo por vía satelital; por ello su revisión y monitoreo ha incrementado las visitas presenciales en las clínicas de marcapasos y desfibriladores. A continuación se informa la experiencia de la monitorización vía satélite de dichos dispositivos en un centro hospitalario de tercer nivel. Métodos: Se seleccionaron 18 pacientes de la Clínica de Marcapasos del Servicio de Electro-fisiología y Estimulación Cardiaca de la Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad del Hospital de Especialidades Dr. Antonio Fraga Mouret, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social a los cuales se les había implantado un desfibrilador o resincronizador con capacidad de vigilancia remota vía satélite (Home Monitoring BIOTRONIK, Alemania), de marzo del 2006 a marzo del 2009. Resultados: Como reportes, se obtuvieron 4980 transmisiones y 149 alertas por sucesos registrados, de los cuales 50 fueron de fibrilación ventricular, 14 de taquicardia ventricular, extrasístoles ventriculares frecuentes superadas por el rango permitido en una hora fueron 25, fibrilación auricular en 11. Conclusión: El sistema de vigilancia remota vía satélite es una herramienta de diagnóstico confiable, que permite una detección temprana de las principales arritmias que ocurren en los sujetos con dispositivos cardiacos implantables.
Introduction: The implantable cardiac devices like regular pacemaker, cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) automatic implantable defibrillators (ICD) and CRT associate with ICD (CRT-D) are now being used frequently. Patient visits to pacemaker and ICD clinics for review and monitoring, has increases significantly. We present the experience of monitoring via satellite of patients with implantable cardiac devices in Mexico. Methods: Eighteen patients were selected from the arrhythmia Service Cardiac Electrophysiology and Stimulation of High Specialty Medical Unit (UMAE) of Specialties Hospital Dr. Antonio Fraga Mouret. National Medical Center (NMC) La Raza Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), who had a device (CRT, ICD y CRT-D) that is able to send information through the BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring system, from March 2006, to March 2009. Results: We obtained 4,980 transmissions as reports and 149 alerts recorded events, of which 50 were in ventricular fibrillation, 14 in ventricular tachycardia, frequent ventricular extra systoles exceeded by the range allowed in one hour were 25, electrograms default 26; and atrial fibrillation at 11. Conclusions: The monitoring system via satellite is reliable and useful diagnostic tool, which permits early detection, opportune treatment and effective monitoring of implantable cardiac devices.