Assessing motility through abdominal sound monitoring

Author

Bray, Declan ; Reilly, Richard B. ; Haskin, Leonie ; McCormack, Brendan

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech. Eng., Univ. Coll. Dublin, Ireland

Volume

6

fYear

1997

fDate

30 Oct-2 Nov 1997

Firstpage

2398

Abstract

This paper presents the results of an investigation into a computerised system for the assessment of gastrointestinal motility through the recording and analysis of bowel sounds. The system described is aimed primarily at monitoring post-operative recovery. Other potential applications such as a clinical aid in the determination of the effects of drugs on the intestinal tract and as a method of improving the objective diagnosis of motility disorders are also outlined

Keywords

bioacoustics; biological organs; computerised monitoring; medical diagnostic computing; patient monitoring; surgery; abdominal sound monitoring; computerised system; drugs effects determination; gastrointestinal motility assessment; intestinal tract; motility disorders; objective diagnosis; post-operative recovery monitoring; Abdomen; Biomedical monitoring; Computerized monitoring; Drugs; Educational institutions; Frequency; Gastrointestinal tract; Hospitals; Intestines; Mechanical engineering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1997. Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4262-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1997.756803

Filename

756803