医療従事者の腹臥位療法を支援する外骨格パイロット研究
Using exoskeletons to assist medical staff during prone positioning of mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients: a pilot study
COVID-19重症患者の腹臥位療法時の介護者負担軽減のため、腰支援外骨格LaevoをICUで試験導入し、筋電図・心電図で労力低減を確認した。
著者: Serena Ivaldi, Pauline Maurice, Waldez Gomes, Jean Theurel, Liên Wioland, Jean-Jacques Atain-Kouadio, Laurent Claudon, Hind Hani, Antoine Kimmoun, Jean-Marc Sellal, Bruno Levy, Jean Paysant, Sergueï Malikov, Bruno Chenuel, Nicla Settembre
分類: cs.RO, cs.AI
原文アブストラクト
We conducted a pilot study to evaluate the potential and feasibility of back-support exoskeletons to help the caregivers in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the University Hospital of Nancy (France) executing Prone Positioning (PP) maneuvers on patients suffering from severe COVID-19-related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. After comparing four commercial exoskeletons, the Laevo passive exoskeleton was selected and used in the ICU in April 2020. The first volunteers using the Laevo reported very positive feedback and reduction of effort, confirmed by EMG and ECG analysis. Laevo has been since used to physically assist during PP in the ICU of the Hospital of Nancy, following the recrudescence of COVID-19, with an overall positive feedback.
