VENTILATOR-INITIATED PROMPT OR SETTING REGARDING DETECTION OF ASYNCHRONY DURING VENTILATION
First Claim
1. A ventilator-implemented method for detecting asynchrony during ventilation of a patient, the method comprising:
- collecting data associated with ventilatory parameters;
processing the collected ventilatory parameter data, wherein the step of processing the collected ventilatory parameter data comprises deriving ventilatory parameter data from the collected ventilatory parameter data based at least on a background trigger type;
determining that an asynchrony is implicated upon detecting that the processed ventilatory parameter data breaches a received at least one predetermined threshold; and
issuing a smart prompt when the asynchrony is implicated.
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Abstract
This disclosure describes systems and methods for monitoring and evaluating ventilatory parameters, analyzing those parameters and providing useful notifications and recommendations to clinicians. That is, modern ventilators monitor, evaluate, and graphically represent multiple ventilatory parameters. However, many clinicians may not easily recognize data patterns and correlations indicative of certain patient conditions, changes in patient condition, and/or effectiveness of ventilatory treatment. Further, clinicians may not readily determine appropriate ventilatory adjustments that may address certain patient conditions and/or the effectiveness of ventilatory treatment. Specifically, clinicians may not readily detect or recognize the presence of asynchrony during ventilation. According to embodiments, a ventilator may be configured to monitor and evaluate diverse ventilatory parameters to detect asynchrony and may issue notifications and recommendations suitable for a patient to the clinician when asynchrony is implicated. The suitable notifications and recommendations may further be provided in a hierarchical format.
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20 Claims
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1. A ventilator-implemented method for detecting asynchrony during ventilation of a patient, the method comprising:
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collecting data associated with ventilatory parameters; processing the collected ventilatory parameter data, wherein the step of processing the collected ventilatory parameter data comprises deriving ventilatory parameter data from the collected ventilatory parameter data based at least on a background trigger type; determining that an asynchrony is implicated upon detecting that the processed ventilatory parameter data breaches a received at least one predetermined threshold; and issuing a smart prompt when the asynchrony is implicated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A ventilatory system for issuing a smart prompt when asynchrony is implicated during ventilation of a patient, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory, communicatively coupled to the at least one processor and containing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, perform a method comprising; detecting that asynchrony is implicated for a patient based on a background trigger type; determining an appropriate notification message; determining an appropriate recommendation message; and issuing at least one of the appropriate notification message and the appropriate recommendation message. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A graphical user interface for displaying one or more prompts corresponding to a detected condition, a ventilator configured with a computer having a user interface including the graphical user interface for accepting commands and for displaying information, the graphical user interface comprising:
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at least one window; and one or more elements within the at least one window comprising at least one prompt element for communicating information regarding a detected condition based on a background trigger type, wherein the detected condition is asynchrony during ventilation of a patient, wherein the at least one prompt element further comprises at least one of a notification message and one or more recommendation messages, wherein the notification message comprises one or more alerts associated with a detected implication and cause of asynchrony, and wherein the one or more recommendation messages comprise one or more recommendations for mitigating asynchrony, wherein the one or more recommendations during a volume-control (VC) breath type comprise one or more of; consider changing to a square pattern; consider switching to a pressure-targeted breath type; consider increasing flow rate; consider increasing trigger sensitivity; consider changing trigger type; consider increasing expiratory sensitivity; consider increasing set PEEP; consider lowering set respiration rate; consider decreasing trigger sensitivity; consider enabling leak compensation; consider increasing tidal volume; and consider decreasing flow rate.
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