IV monitoring

Photo of a baby's feet
By  Adam Ang 08:57 pm September 2, 2024
A federal government grant-backed trial in Queensland will be testing an intravenous treatment monitoring system on hospitalised babies.  The monitoring system involves attaching a near-infrared sensor to a baby's skin near the IV site to monitor continuously the surrounding tissues. It sets off alarms when it detects a volume change in those tissues.  WHY IT MATTERS In Australia, over 18,000...