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IoT and Edge Computing as a Tool for Bowel Activity Monitoring

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One of the applications of big data research is to utilize inexpensive and unobtrusive Internet of Things- (IoT) driven devices for monitoring hospitalized patients whose physiological status requires close attention. This type of solution employs sensors to collect physiological information and uses gateways to send the data or warnings to caregivers for further analysis. Unfortunately, real-world applications of health monitoring for mobile users were so far poor mainly due to the energy constraints imposed by the batteries. Edge computing aims to process data produced by devices to be closer to its origin instead of sending it to data centers.

This chapter presents a ZigBee-based gastrointestinal track motility monitor (GTMM), an IoT-driven eHealth device that is specifically designed for constant monitoring of hospitalized patients after major abdominal surgery. GTMM after abdominal surgery is required for preventing unexpected postoperational complications such as intestinal obstruction.

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This work is supported by Akdeniz University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (FYL-2015-1043).

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  1. Department of Computer Engineering, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey

    Umit Deniz Ulusar & Erdinc Turk

  2. Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey

    Ahmet Sefa Oztas & Alp Erkan Savli

  3. Department of General Surgery, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey

    Guner Ogunc

  4. Department of Biophysics, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey

    Murat Canpolat

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Ulusar, U.D., Turk, E., Oztas, A.S., Savli, A.E., Ogunc, G., Canpolat, M. (2019). IoT and Edge Computing as a Tool for Bowel Activity Monitoring. In: Al-Turjman, F. (eds) Edge Computing. EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99061-3_8

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