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High‐frequency temperature monitoring at home using a wearable device: A case series of early fever detection and antibiotic administration for febrile neutropenia with bacteremia

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: We present a case series of three febrile episodes in neutropenic pediatric cancer patients who wore a Food and Drug Administration approved high-frequency temperature monitoring (HFTM) wearable device (WD) at home. The WD detected fever events when temperature monitoring by thermometer did not detect fever or was not feasible to perform. Two of the episodes were associated with bloodstream infections and the WD detected fevers 5 and 12 h prior to fevers detected by thermometer, triggering earlier medical evaluation and more prompt administration of antibiotics. These observations provide a basis for future investigation of home-based HFTM to improve infection-related outcomes in pediatric oncology.

Source: Pediatric Blood & Cancer

DOI: 10.1002/pbc.29835

Authors: Charles Nathaniel Nessle, Christopher Flora, Erin Sandford, Sung Won Choi, Muneesh Tewari

Institutions: University of Michigan, Michigan Medicine, U-M Rogel Cancer Center, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

Language: English

Topic: Neutropenia and Cancer Infections

Subfield: Oncology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,200