Scientific Article
Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2022
Continuous Monitoring Versus Intermittent Auscultation of Wheezes in Patients Presenting With Acute Respiratory Distress
Y. K. Au, T. Muqueem, V. Faveau, A. Cardenas, P. Glasser, B. Geris, M. Glass, G. Hassen
What’s Inside?
This study compared continuous auscultation using the RESP Biosensor with intermittent auscultation by digital stethoscope in patients presenting to the emergency department with acute respiratory distress. Forty-three patients were enrolled, and 40 were included in the analysis. Each underwent standard intermittent auscultation followed by continuous monitoring until admission or discharge.
Continuous monitoring averaged over an hour per patient, compared to less than one minute for intermittent recordings. Wheezes were detected in 85% of patients with continuous monitoring, versus 77.5% with intermittent auscultation.
These findings highlight the value of wearable continuous auscultation, which can capture abnormal lung sounds more consistently than standard intermittent methods in real-world emergency care.
