This document discusses the future of intensive care units and information technology. It outlines how precision medicine, big data, medical devices, virtual reality, and the internet of things can transform ICU care. Specifically:
- Precision medicine and identifying patient subphenotypes can lead to personalized treatment protocols. Big data from medical devices, images, and sensors can help with this approach.
- Medical devices are becoming informatics platforms that can integrate with hospital systems to share vital sign data, detect adverse events, and measure asynchrony during ventilation.
- Virtual reality and early neurocognitive rehabilitation are emerging technologies being studied to benefit ICU patients.
- The internet of things, smart alerts, and continuous remote monitoring via mobile
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