Table 3.

Results from routine operation of the telemonitoring system at the hospital of Elisabethinen, Linz. From March, 1^st until November, 30^th 2009 15 CHF patients (four females) were admitted to the service. Patient adherence was expressed as a percentage of expected to effectively received data sets.

Parameter	Total	Median per patient [IQR]
Patients (female) [n]	15 (4)
NYHA classification [I – IV]		3 [3-3]
Age [years]		74 [71-83]
Monitoring period [days]	2,879	213 [164-263]
Transmissions [n]	2,043	166 [60-197]
Received data items [n]	17,149	1,290 [500-1,734]
Detected events because of body weight gain more then 2 kg within 2 days [n]	43	1 [0-3]
Adjustments of medication [n]	49	3 [2-6]
Patients’ adherence rate [%]	78