BCW Shivering app for iPhone and iPad

This app is brought to you by the Department of Anesthesia at BC Womens Hospital + Health Centre in Vancouver BC, Canada. It was written by Rohit Singla and is based on iSeismograph v2 by Walter Greger.

This app is designed for the experimental measurement of shivering in parturients undergoing cesarean delivery under epidural anesthesia.

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Attach compatible iOS device to participants upper arm and launch app. Choose a sampling interval (measurements per second).
2. When ready to start recording, tap Tare and then tap Start.
3. When ready to stop recording, tap Pause.
4. To export accelerometer data as a CSV file, enter a participant identifier and export email address, then tap Export.
5. To start again with a new participant, tap Reset.

*Be sure to press Tare before starting recording*


DISCLAIMER & TERMS OF USE
This application is intended for informational, educational and research purposes only.

It is not intended for the diagnosis, investigation, treatment, monitoring or prevention of diseases.

Health care providers should exercise their own independent clinical judgment when using the application in conjunction with patient care.

For further information about shivering under epidural anesthesia:

Collins J et al
Assessment of shivering with a smartphone application in parturients undergoing caesarean delivery under epidural anesthesia
Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Annual Meeting 2018, Abstract #143.