Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of death worldwide, with sleep disordered
breathing being a further aggravating factor. Respiratory illnesses are the third leading …

Detecting critical events in postoperative care and improving comfort, costs and availability
in sleep assessment are two of many areas in which wearable biosignal acquisition can be …

Arterial blood pressure is one of the most often measured vital parameters in clinical
practice. State-of-the-art noninvasive ABP measurement technologies have noticeable …

Being able to accurately monitor blood pressure in a reliable, truly non-invasive manner is a
highly sought after goal within the biomedical community. In this paper we propose and …

Compensated shock and hypovolaemia are frequent conditions that remain clinically
undetected and can quickly cause deterioration of perioperative and critically ill patients …

Background Patients undergoing high-risk surgery show haemodynamic instability and an
increased risk of morbidity. However, most of the available data concentrate on the …

Unobtrusive medical instrumentation is a key in continuous patient monitoring. To increase
compliance, multi-functional sensor concepts and measurement sites different from gold …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are one of the leading members of non-communicable
diseases. An early diagnosis is essential for effective treatment, to reduce hospitalization …

In this paper we investigate which pulse wave pick-up technologies are well suited for blood
pressure trend estimation. We use custom built hardware to acquire electrocardiographic …

Respiratory diseases are a leading cause of death worldwide. The prevalence of sleep
apnea, its cardiovascular consequences, postoperative respiratory instability and severe …