1497Using Computer Vision and Depth Sensing to Measure Healthcare Worker-Patient Contacts and Personal Protective Equipment Adherence within Hospital Rooms
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Worker-Patient Contacts and Personal Protective Equipment Adherence within Hospital Rooms Junyang Chen, BS; James F. Cremer, PhD; Alberto Maria Segre, PhD; Philip M. Polgreen, MD; University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; Department of Computer Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
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Using Computer Vision and Depth Sensing to Measure Healthcare Worker-Patient Contacts and Personal Protective Equipment Adherence Within Hospital Rooms
Background. We determined the feasibility of using computer vision and depth sensing to detect healthcare worker (HCW)-patient contacts to estimate both hand hygiene (HH) opportunities and personal protective equipment (PPE) adherence. Methods. We used multiple Microsoft Kinects to track the 3-dimensional movement of HCWs and their hands within hospital rooms. We applied computer vision techn...
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دوره 1 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2014