From computers to ubiquitous computing by 2010: health care
From computers to ubiquitous computing by 2010: health care
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DOI：
10.1098/rsta.2008.0126
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发表时间：
2008-10-28
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5
通讯作者：
Darzi, Ara
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作者：
Aziz, Omer;Lo, Benny;Darzi, Ara
在过去的十年里，半导体的小型化和成本的降低使得计算机的体积比针头还小，具有强大的处理能力，而且价格实惠，可以一次性使用。无线通信、传感器设计和能量存储方面的类似进步意味着一个真正无处不在的“无线传感器网络”的概念，用于监测环境和其中的物体，已经成为现实。对专门为人体监测设计的无线传感器网络的需求导致了无线“身体传感器网络”（BSN）平台的发展，该平台由具有机载处理和无线数据传输能力的微型集成微传感器组成。BSNs的无处不在的计算能力提供了在任何环境中持续监测人类健康的前景，无论是家庭、医院、户外还是工作场所。这种无处不在的技术出现时，西方世界的医疗保健成本急剧上升，反映在过去20年医疗保健支出占国内生产总值的比例不断增加。这一增长的驱动因素包括“婴儿潮”后人口老龄化、慢性病发病率上升以及需要早期诊断。本文概述了普及卫生保健技术在提供更有效的卫生保健方面的作用。
Over the past decade, miniaturization and cost reduction in semiconductors have led to computers smaller in size than a pinhead with powerful processing abilities that are affordable enough to be disposable. Similar advances in wireless communication, sensor design and energy storage have meant that the concept of a truly pervasive 'wireless sensor network', used to monitor environments and objects within them, has become a reality. The need for a wireless sensor network designed specifically for human body monitoring has led to the development of wireless 'body sensor network' (BSN) platforms composed of tiny integrated microsensors with on-board processing and wireless data transfer capability. The ubiquitous computing abilities of BSNs offer the prospect of continuous monitoring of human health in any environment, be it home, hospital, outdoors or the workplace. This pervasive technology comes at a time when Western world health care costs have sharply risen, reflected by increasing expenditure on health care as a proportion of gross domestic product over the last 20 years. Drivers of this rise include an ageing post 'baby boom' population, higher incidence of chronic disease and the need for earlier diagnosis. This paper outlines the role of pervasive health care technologies in providing more efficient health care.