Remote patient monitoring for atrial fibrillation: a safety and feasibility study of a technology-enabled virtual ward
A Sekander, R Sethi, M Georgalos, Z Awadallah, C Dawson, R Ho, J Fahim, S Y Tang, U Ahmed, T Adnan, G Karagiannis, A Wood · 2026
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A Sekander and a clinical team describe a 2026 safety study of a virtual ward for people with atrial fibrillation who would otherwise occupy hospital beds. Patients received a phone running a validated app that reads pulse signals, and they sent daily measurements from home. Specialist nurses held structured phone rounds at least once a day.
The service launched at a district general hospital in February 2025 and enrolled 87 patients over the following months. Most joined during an acute admission, with others referred from clinics and the emergency department. Ninety-two percent stayed out of hospital for thirty days, there were no deaths, and the average ward stay was about ten days. Older patients were more likely to need readmission, so the authors advise caution there.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | A Sekander, R Sethi, M Georgalos, Z Awadallah, C Dawson, R Ho, J Fahim, S Y Tang, U Ahmed, T Adnan, G Karagiannis, A Wood |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |