NUISANCE ALARM REDUCTION METHOD FOR THERAPEUTIC PARAMETERS
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Abstract
This disclosure describes systems and methods for reducing nuisance alarms associated with monitoring non-physiological parameters in a ventilatory system. Non-physiological parameters may include, but are not limited to, parameters that are internally monitored by the ventilator based on pre-configured ranges dictated by the manufacturer, by an applicable protocol, or by the clinician. Embodiments described herein seek to mitigate nuisance alarms by basing alarm conditions, at least in part, on an integral threshold such that an alarm is not generated when a monitored parameter briefly falls outside an acceptable range by a slight degree, but such that an alarm is generated when a monitored parameter falls outside an acceptable range by a more significant magnitude and/or duration.
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13. A graphical user interface for configuring alarm conditions that reduce nuisance alarms on a ventilator, the ventilator configured with a computer having a user interface including the graphical user interface for accepting commands, the graphical user interface comprising:
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at least one window associated with the graphical user interface; one or more elements within the at least one window, comprising at least one of; one or more input elements for enabling the clinician to input alarm settings for reducing nuisance alarms associated with monitoring one or more non-physiological parameters; and one or more selection elements for enabling the clinician to select one or more; graphic displays of data collected while monitoring the one or more non-physiological parameters, and preconfigured alarm settings for reducing nuisance alarms associated with monitoring the one or more non-physiological parameters. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A graphical user interface for configuring alarm conditions that reduce nuisance alarms on a ventilator, the ventilator configured to monitor at least one non-physiological parameter and to provide the graphical user interface, the graphical user interface comprising:
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at least one window; one or more input elements associated with the at least one window, wherein the one or more input elements are configured for receiving alarm conditions including a parameter threshold and an integral threshold; and an alarm indication, wherein the alarm indication is displayed when the ventilator; detects a breach of the parameter threshold; calculates an integral of the breach; and determines that the integral of the breach is greater than the integral threshold. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A graphical user interface for configuring alarm conditions that reduce nuisance alarms on a ventilator, the ventilator configured to monitor at least one non-physiological parameter and to provide the graphical user interface, the graphical user interface comprising:
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at least one window; one or more input elements associated with the at least one window, wherein the one or more input elements are configured for receiving alarm conditions including a parameter threshold and an integral threshold; one or more selection elements associated with the at least one window, wherein the one or more selection elements enable a clinician to select one or more graphic displays of data collected while monitoring the at least one non-physiological parameter; and an alarm indication, wherein the alarm indication is displayed when the ventilator; detects a breach of the parameter threshold; calculates an integral of the breach; and determines that the integral of the breach is greater than the integral threshold. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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