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Design and development of electronic stethoscope for auscultation

Medisains, 2021
Background: Currently, several companies offer Bluetooth-based electronic stethoscopes. However, the stethoscopes are pretty overpriced. In this case, we need a stethoscope innovation with a more affordable price that carries the same function and ...
Sahrul Munir, Endiyono Endiyono
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Bacterial contamination of stethoscopes used by health workers: public health implications

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2010
Background: This study was designed to assess both the potential for bacterial transmission by stethoscopes used by health-care workers in Nigeria and the implications for patient safety and control of hospital-acquired infections.
Chigozie Jesse Uneke, Annayo Ogbonna, Patrick G Oyibo, Christian M Onu   +3 more
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Sound differences between electronic and acoustic stethoscopes

BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 2018
Background The area of application of electronic stethoscopes in medical diagnostics covers the scope of usability of the acoustic stethoscopes, from which they have evolved and which they could potentially replace. However, the principle of operation of
Lukasz J. Nowak, Karolina M. Nowak
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The potential role of stethoscopes as a source of nosocomial infection

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2014
Background: Infectious diseases can be transmitted in various ways . Indirect transmission or vehicle-borne transmission of infection can occur through various agents like instruments, utensils, water, or food.
Neetu Gupta, Nageswari Gandham, Rabindra Nath Misra, Savita Jadhav, Mahadeo Ujgare, Chanda Vyawahare   +5 more
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Study to Assess the Risk of Transmission of Microbial Organisms and their Resistance Pattern on Dresses and Stethoscopes of Health Care Workers

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2021
The main objective of the study was to find out the contamination of different types of microbial organisms and their resistance pattern on the dresses and stethoscopes of the health care workers in order to evaluate the risk of transmission of microbial
E. Nivedhitha, M. Duraivel, K.K. Kayalvili, S. Arul Selvan   +3 more
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Audiological Diagnosis of Valvular and Congenital Heart Diseases in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023
In recent years, electronic stethoscopes have been combined with artificial intelligence (AI) technology to digitally acquire heart sounds, intelligently identify valvular disease and congenital heart disease, and improve the accuracy of heart disease ...
Aikeliyaer Ainiwaer, Kaisaierjiang Kadier, Lian Qin, Rena Rehemuding, Xiang Ma, Yi-Tong Ma   +5 more
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Development of a Low-Cost Wireless Phonocardiograph With a Bluetooth Headset under Resource-Limited Conditions

Medical Sciences, 2018
Commercially available digital stethoscopes can be used as a phonocardiograph to record heart sounds. However, procuring a costly digital stethoscope may not be possible under resource-limited conditions.
Himel Mondal, Shaikat Mondal, Koushik Saha   +2 more
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Wireless stethoscope for auscultation of the heart and lungs in critically ill patients: A systematic review

Jurnal Ners, 2023
Background:Examining the heart and lungs is necessary for critically ill patients, as these individuals may have abnormalities with either or both of these organs.
Suhartini Ismail, Ricky Prawira, Andrew Johan, Rifky Ismail   +3 more
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The value of the wireless stethoscope in patients with COVID-19 infection in a makeshift hospital

BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 2023
Objective When COVID-19 sweeps the world, traditional stethoscopes are seen as infectious agents and then the use of stethoscopes is limited especially when health providers were in their personal protective equipment.
Ying Zhuge, Liu Rong, Lei Ye, Jiaqi Liu, Lingyun Su, Zhiping Zhang, Junshan Wang, Zhi Zhang   +7 more
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Bacterial Assessment of Stethoscopes Used by Healthcare Workers at a Tertiary Care Government Hospital in Bharatpur, Nepal

Diseases, 2023
The transmission of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) in healthcare settings is a serious challenge in the medical fraternity. Medical devices, such as stethoscopes used by healthcare workers (HCWs), are likely to harbor a considerable number of ...
Sanjib Adhikari, Neetu Adhikaree, Krishna Prasad Paudel, Roshan Nepal, Birendra Poudel, Sujan Giri, Suman Khadka, Saphala Khawas, Sanjeep Sapkota, Ramesh Sharma Regmi, Komal Raj Rijal   +10 more
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