Using Exoskeletons to Assist Medical Staff During Prone Positioning of Mechanically Ventilated COVID-19 Patients: A Pilot Study
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We conducted a pilot study to evaluate the potential and feasibility of back-support exoskeletons help caregivers in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) University Hospital Nancy (France) executing Prone Positioning (PP) maneuvers on patients suffering from severe COVID-19-related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. After comparing four commercial exoskeletons, Laevo passive exoskeleton was selected for use ICU April 2020. The first volunteers using reported very positive feedback reduction effort, confirmed by EMG ECG analysis. has since been used physically assist during PP Nancy, following resurgence COVID-19, with an overall feedback.
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عنوان ژورنال: Lecture notes in networks and systems
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2367-3370', '2367-3389']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80744-3_12