Methods and systems for predicting hypovolemic hypotensive conditions resulting from bradycardia behavior using a pulse volume waveform
First Claim
1. A method for predicting a hemodynamic instability condition for a patient resulting from cardiac behavior, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, a biological signal emulating an arterial pulse wave from a sensor in data communication with a human body;
performing a frequency spectrum analysis on the biological signal in a plurality of data windows over time and generating a frequency spectrum having a plurality of spectral peaks at frequencies in the frequency spectrum, each with a spectral power;
evaluating the frequency spectrum and determining, by the computing device, a plurality of pulse rate metrics from the biological signal based on the spectral peaks in the spectrum analysis over the plurality of data windows;
determining, by the computing device, a plurality of pulse strength metrics from the biological signal based on a spectral power of the spectral peaks in the spectrum analysis over the plurality of data windows;
determining a pulse rate baseline and a pulse strength baseline based on the pulse rate metrics and on the pulse strength metrics, respectively, for early data windows;
determining, by the computing device, a plurality of pulse rate differences, wherein each pulse rate difference is determined from pulse rate metrics of data windows subsequent to the early data windows and the pulse rate baseline;
determining, by the computing device, a plurality of pulse strength differences, wherein each pulse strength difference is determined from pulse strength metrics of data windows subsequent to the early data windows and the pulse strength baseline;
determining a threshold associated with the pulse strength differences;
determining a threshold associated with the pulse rate differences;
comparing at least one anomalous pulse rate difference with the pulse rate difference threshold to determine when the pulse rate difference decreases below the pulse rate threshold;
comparing at least one anomalous pulse strength difference with the pulse strength difference threshold to determine when the pulse strength difference decreases below the pulse strength threshold; and
identifying, by the computing device, the hemodynamic instability condition resulting from cardiac behavior in the human body based upon the simultaneous decrease of the at least one anomalous pulse rate difference and the at least one anomalous pulse strength difference below the respective thresholds; and
upon the identification of the hemodynamic instability condition alerting a caregiver with an output device coupled with the computing device to take action to prevent trauma to the patient.
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Abstract
A method for identifying cardiac bradiacardia behavior may include acquiring pulse volume wave data from a sensor associated with a patient, and calculating metrics associated with peaks detected therein. The metrics may include changes in peak amplitudes of pulse volume peaks and in the times of occurrence of pulse volume peaks. Alternative metrics may include changes in frequency domain parameters derived from the time domain pulse volume wave data. Peak amplitude values may be compared to an amplitude baseline, and differences in successive peak occurrence times may be compared to a time baseline. Cardiac bradycardia behavior may be identified by a combination of a decrease in the pulse volume peak amplitude and an increase in successive peak occurrence times. A system to implement the method may include a computing device in data communication with a photo-plethysmograph. Alternative sensors may include a blood pressure cuff and an ECG device.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for predicting a hemodynamic instability condition for a patient resulting from cardiac behavior, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a computing device, a biological signal emulating an arterial pulse wave from a sensor in data communication with a human body; performing a frequency spectrum analysis on the biological signal in a plurality of data windows over time and generating a frequency spectrum having a plurality of spectral peaks at frequencies in the frequency spectrum, each with a spectral power; evaluating the frequency spectrum and determining, by the computing device, a plurality of pulse rate metrics from the biological signal based on the spectral peaks in the spectrum analysis over the plurality of data windows; determining, by the computing device, a plurality of pulse strength metrics from the biological signal based on a spectral power of the spectral peaks in the spectrum analysis over the plurality of data windows; determining a pulse rate baseline and a pulse strength baseline based on the pulse rate metrics and on the pulse strength metrics, respectively, for early data windows; determining, by the computing device, a plurality of pulse rate differences, wherein each pulse rate difference is determined from pulse rate metrics of data windows subsequent to the early data windows and the pulse rate baseline; determining, by the computing device, a plurality of pulse strength differences, wherein each pulse strength difference is determined from pulse strength metrics of data windows subsequent to the early data windows and the pulse strength baseline; determining a threshold associated with the pulse strength differences; determining a threshold associated with the pulse rate differences; comparing at least one anomalous pulse rate difference with the pulse rate difference threshold to determine when the pulse rate difference decreases below the pulse rate threshold; comparing at least one anomalous pulse strength difference with the pulse strength difference threshold to determine when the pulse strength difference decreases below the pulse strength threshold; and identifying, by the computing device, the hemodynamic instability condition resulting from cardiac behavior in the human body based upon the simultaneous decrease of the at least one anomalous pulse rate difference and the at least one anomalous pulse strength difference below the respective thresholds; and upon the identification of the hemodynamic instability condition alerting a caregiver with an output device coupled with the computing device to take action to prevent trauma to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for predicting a hemodynamic instability condition for a patient resulting from cardiac behavior, the system comprising:
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at least one sensor configured for data communication with a human body, the at least one sensor configured to receive a biological signal emulating an arterial pulse wave from a human body; a computing device in operable communication with the at least one sensor; a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium in operable communication with the computing device; an input device in operable communication with the computing device; an output device in operable communication with the computing device; wherein the computer-readable storage medium contains one or more programming instructions that, when executed, cause the computing device to; receive a biological signal emulating an arterial pulse wave from the sensor; perform a frequency spectrum analysis on the biological signal in a plurality of data windows over time and generating a frequency spectrum having a plurality of spectral peaks at frequencies in the frequency spectrum, each with a spectral power; evaluate the frequency spectrum and determine a plurality of pulse rate metrics from the biological signal based on the spectral peaks in the spectrum analysis over the plurality of data windows; determine a plurality of pulse strength metrics from the biological signal based on a spectral power of the spectral peaks in the spectrum analysis over the plurality of data windows; determine a pulse rate baseline and a pulse strength baseline based on the pulse rate metrics and on the pulse strength metrics, respectively, for early data windows; determine a plurality of pulse rate differences, wherein each pulse rate difference is determined from pulse rate metrics of data windows subsequent to the early data windows and the pulse rate baseline; determine a plurality of pulse strength differences, wherein each pulse strength difference is determined from pulse strength metrics of data windows subsequent to the early data windows and the pulse strength baseline; determine a threshold associated with the pulse strength differences; determine a threshold associated with the pulse rate differences; compare at least one anomalous pulse rate difference with the pulse rate difference threshold to determine when the pulse rate difference decreases below the pulse rate threshold; compare at least one anomalous pulse strength difference with the pulse strength difference threshold to determine when the pulse strength difference decreases below the pulse rate threshold; identify a hemodynamic instability condition resulting from cardiac behavior in the human body based upon the simultaneous decrease of the at least one anomalous pulse rate difference and the at least one anomalous pulse strength difference below the respective thresholds; and upon the identification of the hemodynamic instability condition alerting a caregiver with the output device coupled with the computing device to take action to prevent trauma to the patient.
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