Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide, claiming approximately
 17.9 million lives each year. In this study, a novel CAD system to detect and classify electrocardiogram (ECG) signals is presented. Designed employs recurrence plot (RP) approach that transforms ECG signal into 2D representative colour image, finally performing their classifications via employment De...

As ambulatory blood pressure measurement becomes more widely accepted in hypertension research and in the clinical management of high blood pressure, the number of devices available on the market has increased considerably, reflecting the clinical demand. These devices are expensive, both in terms of capital and running costs. As we rely increasingly on data produced by ambulatory systems, it b...

The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), a not-for-profit organization, writes standards for medical devices and is a country member of the International Organization for Standards (ISO). AAMI standards are reference guidelines for the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and medical device manufacturers for the performance of all perfusion products’ su...

Suddenly, the operating room (OR) anesthesi-ologist looks alarmed and confused. Our relaxed discussion from one second ago still hangs in the air. I've become invisible as he scrambles to understand what is happening with his patient. I don't have answers—I'm a first-time visitor to an OR. His concern is contagious, and I instantly try to get myself out of the way. He barks a loud command for h...

BACKGROUND Automatic measurement of arterial blood pressure is important, but the available commercial automatic blood pressure meters, mostly based on oscillometry, are of low accuracy. METHODS In this study, we present a cuff-based technique for automatic measurement of systolic blood pressure, based on photoplethysmographic signals measured simultaneously in fingers of both hands. After in...

In recent times, people have become increasingly health-conscious. To obtain timely and accurate information on the status of heart, one most important organs human body, there is a growing demand among individuals doctors for real-time automatic classification arrhythmias. Consequently, this paper proposes fast method proposed method, we build an incremental broad learning (IBL) model based bi...

Massachusetts General Hospital and the alarms that should have sounded didn’t, the incident set off a different kind of alarm throughout the hospital, in Boston, and in state regulatory agencies. The tragic situation also provided a learning experience for Mass General and the larger medical community.1 In that spirit, AAMI recently gathered a group of experts to discuss a number of alarm safet...

Why do we so often see the statement, “use in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions” in sterilization and disinfection standards and guidelines? That advice is in recommendations from the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Why do the Centers ...

OBJECTIVES To compare two commonly used oscillometric technologies for obtaining noninvasive blood pressure (NIBP) measurements and to determine if there is a difference in agreement between these systems and invasive blood pressure (IBP) measurements. STUDY DESIGN Prospective, experimental study. ANIMALS Twenty adult laboratory dogs. METHODS Each dog was anesthetized and its median cauda...