Review Article

Wireless Networking-Driven Healthcare Approaches in Combating COVID-19

Table 2

Summary of studies related to wireless technology applications in healthcare during the COVID-19 crisis.

StudyTechnology typeApplication

Lu et al. [35]Wireless programming systemTo deliver safe and effective programming operations for implantable spinal cord stimulation device patients remotely.
Silva and Tavakoli [36]Wearable biomonitoring patchesHelps to continuous monitoring of patients remotely and ultimately reducing the burden on hospitals.
Ni et al. [37]Wireless mechanoacousticsRecord coughing frequency and intensity in COVID-19 patients during the disease course.
Zhang et al. [38]Wireless stethoscopeAuscultator’s characters in COVID-19 patients are analyzed in hospitals and indoor settings using this wireless stethoscope.
Dini et al. [39]Wireless lung ultrasoundIt diagnoses lung injury in COVID-19 patients and helps nursing residents to monitor the patients.
Kancharla and Estes [40]The mobile cardiac monitoring deviceIt detected the abnormal fluctuations in echocardiography of COVID-19 patients.
Yilmaz et al. [41]The wireless wearable acoustic transducerTo monitor long-term health benefits of respiratory ill patients with COVID-19.