RESPIRATORY RATES
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One med-surg unit that used this technology achieved:
The Worsening of a Patent's Condition
PATIENT DETERIORATION
Vital sign changes can accurately predict clinical deterioration and occur several hours before a serious adverse event but often go un-noticed or are not detected until it is too late to treat.
A BETTER ALTERNATIVE IN SMART BEDS
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TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE AND TOO OFTEN WRONG
CURRENT MONITORING METHODS -
patients' respiratory and heart rates with proven results.
Smart Beds with contact-free, continuous monitors integrated in the bed continuously monitor
harried nurses result in frequently missed signs of early patient deterioration.
Intermittent manual monitoring of respiratory rates performed quickly by
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code-blue events
Reduction in
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length of stay
Reduction in Med-Surg
Med-Surg transfer patients
Reduction in ICU stay for
READY TO TAKE ACTION?
OF RESPIRATORY AND HEART RATES
THE SOLUTION: CONTINUOUS MONITORING
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13-FOLD INCREASED RISK OF MORTALITY
Abnormal respiratory rates have been associated with a
YET, RESPIRATORY RATES ARE THE MOST INCONSISTENTLY AND INACCURATELY RECORDED VITAL SIGN:
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RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY/FAILURE
Most common reason for unplanned ICU transfers is
THE MOST ACCURATE (AND NEGLECTED) PREDICTOR OF CLINICAL DETERIORATION
of recorded respiratory rates in hospitalized patients were recorded as 18 or 20 breaths/minute, but only 13% directly observed measurements were within that range.
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POOR OUTCOMES ARE PREDICTABLE AND PREVENTABLE
ADMISSIONS TO THE ICU
UNPLANNED
(often caused by sepsis & cardiac arrest)
AND MORTALITY
PATIENT MORBIDITY
INCREASED
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HOSPITAL STAYS
PROLONGED
When not detected and promptly treated, it can lead to:
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PATIENT DETERIORATION?
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on tasks other than direct patient care
NURSES spend more than 70% of their time
and have more co-morbidites
HOSPITAL PATIENTS are sicker, older, and
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patients have elevated vital scores before an event.
patients have a documented physiological indication before a cardiac arrest, unplanned ICU admission and/or death
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Said they relied on quick estimates to determine respiratory rate.
Considered respiratory rates the least important indicator.
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