The All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh has started remote monitored Covid-19 isolation wards with the help of a Banglore based startup. The set up aims to significantly reduce the risk of exposure to the healthcare workers while increasing patient safety and reduce the need for Personal Protective Equipment kits, which are in short supply. The AIIMS, Rishikesh authorities claim that they are the first autonomous institute in India to have deployed this technology to combat COVID-19.
The indigenous remote patient monitoring solution has been deployed for 38 beds in four designated Covid-19 Isolation Wards and ICUs of the institute. Doctors will have access to key non- invasive patient vitals data on their smart-phones with the Stasis app heart rate, oxygen saturation, electrocardiogram, respiratory rate, blood pressure and skin temperature. A central dashboard has also been set up to monitor all patients by a remote clinical team with access to real-time data.
The director of AIIMS Rishikesh, Professor Ravi Kant said, “In the current time of pandemic, it is important to rationally use PPE kits and protect all the front-line workers while giving the best clinical care from the team of specialists at AIIMS, Rishikesh. Using the Stasis solution, we were able to get 38 Covid-19 ICU beds ready for remote monitoring to reduce unnecessary exposure of staff and doctors and get real time data as well as alerts for treatment of patients.”
