NAD-APP: Analysis and Development of a Telemedicine System for Patients Suffering from Intestinal Failure

The recent technological advancements are bringing substantial improvements in several different fields, with an important one being medicine. Specifically, the use of telemedicine systems enables doctors to perform a wide variety of procedures remotely, reducing the number of hospital visits for patients, and therefore, increasing the overall efficiency. Remote diagnosis and triage became even more important during the recent COVID-19 global pandemic, in which limiting the chances of exposure has been a top priority. In our work, we present a novel telemedicine system designed to support patients suffering from intestinal failure, a condition that requires constant monitoring to guarantee the well-being of patients. In particular, the goal is to replace the traditional, paper-based monitoring techniques with an efficient digital system, which allows patients to conveniently record the monitoring data on their smartphones, and doctors to receive it on a dedicated web-application.