Novel Methods and Devices for Monitoring and Diagnosing in Critical Care
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Devices".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 8
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Interests: emergency and critical care medicine; AI
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Dear Colleagues,
Managing critically ill patients necessitates intensive monitoring, such as hemodynamic monitoring, respiratory monitoring, lab exams, etc. In recent decades, significant progress has been made in develo** innovative monitoring systems and equipment for critically ill patients. In terms of hemodynamic monitoring, for instance, great progress has been made in develo** non-invasive and minimally invasive monitoring of macro-hemodynamics. In critically ill patients, however, incoherence between the macro-circulation and microcirculation is prevalent. Recent innovations include video-microscopy, laser flowmetry, and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for quantification and visualization of microcirculation. In addition, each organ has unique blood flow patterns due to its unique structure or auto-regulatory capabilities. Therefore, it remains to be determined how to monitor the specific perfusion of vital organs such as the liver, brain, and kidney.
In clinical practice settings, many other novel methods and techniques are also appealing: continuous monitoring of vital signs using cameras, trans pulmonary pressure monitoring, wearable sensors, therapeutic drug monitoring, machine learning tools in prediction models, transcranial Doppler as a screening test to rule out intracranial hypertension, novel biomarkers in early disease detection, critical care ultrasound, etc.
These innovative methods have accelerated the evolution of Critical Care Medicine. This Special Issue aims to enlighten all individuals involved in the care of critically ill patients about these developments. We hope you will contribute to this Special Issue, whether your expertise lies in intensive care, emergency medicine, internal medicine, radiology, or artificial intelligence.
Dr. Zhongheng Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hemodynamic monitoring
- perfusion
- heart-lung interactions
- novel biomarkers
- machine learning
- ultrasound
- therapeutic drug monitoring
- wearable sensors
