AUTOMATICALLY SENSING FECAL INCONTINENCE IN BED

描述（改编自研究者摘要）：研究者将 开发一个自动气味感应系统，可以从附近的空气采样 并且当床的占用者 有大便失禁的症状在疗养院里 比例的体弱老年居民大便失禁，该系统 将以更低的成本促进更好的临床护理。而不是依赖 昂贵的定期检查床，扰乱夜间睡眠，但只是偶尔 从失禁事件中找到粪便，这个系统将使 及时照顾那些不能依靠自我报告事件的居民。 其结果将是更好的照顾在较低的劳动力成本。更好的护理将产生 由于两小时的睡眠不足， 检查，并确保患者平均躺在他们的 粪便，这可能导致会阴皮炎和皮肤溃疡，而等待 为了照顾。 拟议商业应用：不可用

DESCRIPTION (Adapted from the investigators' abstract): The investigators will develop an automatic odor sensing system that can sample air from the vicinity of the bed and automatically signal a caregiver when the occupant of the bed has had an episode of fecal incontinence. In nursing homes substantial proportions of frail elderly residents are incontinent of stool, this system will facilitate better clinical care at reduced cost. Rather than rely on costly periodic bed checks that disrupt sleep at night, but only occasionally find fecal matter from an episode of incontinence, this system will enable timely care for residents who cannot be relied upon to self report incidents. The results will be better care at lower labor costs. Better care will result from reduced sleep fragmentation that is a consequence of 2-hour continence checks and by assuring that the patients average less time lying on their feces, which can lead to perineal dermatitis and skin ulceration while waiting for care. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: NOT AVAILABLE