Neonatal nutrition assessment system

• US 20070161870A1
• Filed: 01/12/2006
• Published: 07/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Deborah Abel
• Original Assignee: Deborah Abel
• Inventors: Abel, Deborah
• Granted Patent: US 7,909,763 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/60 for the operation of medical equipment or devices
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/921 Diet management

Abstract

A neonatal nutrition assessment system is disclosed that includes a remote terminal connected with a server as well as several software modules. A patient diagnosis module operable to allow a physician to record at least one diagnosis relating to a patient with the remote terminal. A parenteral nutrition software module operable to allow the physician to record a parenteral nutrition prescription for a predetermined time period including at least one parenteral nutrition solution to be given the patient. An enteral nutrition software module operable to allow the physician to record an enteral nutrition prescription for the predetermined time period including at least one enteral nutrition solution to be given the patient. An outputs software module operable to allow a user to record a plurality of bodily output values for the patient over the predetermined time period. A medication software module operable to allow the physician to record at least one medication prescription for the patient. A laboratory software module operable to record a plurality of lab results for the patient over the predetermined time period.

Claims

1. A nutrition assessment system, comprising:

a remote terminal connected with a server;

a patient diagnosis module operable on said remote terminal to allow a caretaker to record at least one medical condition relating to a patient using said remote terminal;

a parenteral nutrition module operable on said remote terminal to allow said caretaker to record a parenteral nutrition prescription for said patient; and

an enteral nutrition software module operable on said remote terminal to allow said caretaker to record an enteral nutrition prescription for said patient.

2. The nutrition assessment system of claim 1, further comprising an outputs module operable on said remote terminal to allow a user to record a plurality of bodily output values for said patient over a predetermined time period.

3. The nutrition assessment system of claim 1, further comprising a medication module operable on said remote terminal to allow said physician to record at least one medication being provided to said patient.

4. The nutrition assessment system of claim 1, further comprising a laboratory module operable on said remote terminal to display a plurality of lab results for said patient.

5. The nutrition assessment system of claim 1, wherein said at least one medical condition is stored in a diagnosis database.

6. The nutrition assessment system of claim 1, wherein said parenteral nutrition module automatically calculates a plurality of parenteral nutrition data values as a function of said parenteral nutrition prescription and an actual amount of parenteral nutrition delivered to said patient.

7. The nutrition assessment system of claim 1, wherein said enteral nutrition module automatically calculates a plurality of enteral nutrition data values as a function of said enteral nutrition prescription and an actual amount of enteral nutrition delivered and retained by said patient.

8. The nutrition assessment system of claim 1, further comprising a patient demographics module operable on said remote terminal for allowing said caretaker to enter a plurality of patient demographics associated with said patient.

9. The nutrition assessment system of claim 1, further comprising a total parenteral and enteral nutrition module operable on said remote terminal for displaying a plurality of nutrition values as a function of said parenteral nutrition prescription, said enteral nutrition prescription and an actual amount delivered and retained by said patient.

10. The nutrition assessment system of claim 1, further comprising a reports and graphs module operable on said remote terminal to generate a plurality of patient reports and graphs associated with said patient.

11. A computer program product for providing nutritional assessment associated with a patient, comprising:

a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied in said medium for recording and calculating nutritional data values, said computer program product having;

computer readable program code for recording at least one diagnosis associated with said patient;

computer readable program code for recording a parenteral nutrition prescription prescribed to said patient; and

computer readable program code for recording an enteral nutrition prescription prescribed to said patient.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising computer readable program code for recording a plurality of outputs associated with said patient.

13. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising computer readable program code for recording a plurality of medications prescribed to said patient.

14. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising computer readable program code for displaying a plurality of lab results associated with said patient.

15. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising computer readable program code for automatically calculating a plurality of parenteral nutrition data values as a function of said parenteral nutrition prescription and an actual amount of parenteral nutrition delivered to said patient.

16. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising computer readable program code for automatically calculating a plurality of enteral nutrition data values as a function of said enteral nutrition prescription and an actual amount of enteral nutrition delivered and retained to said patient.

17. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising computer readable program code for allowing said caretaker to enter a plurality of patient demographics associated with said patient.

18. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising computer readable program code for displaying a plurality of nutrition values as a function of said parenteral nutrition prescription and said enteral nutrition prescription.

19. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising computer readable program code for generating a plurality of patient reports and graphs associated with said patient.

20. A method of providing nutritional assessment for patients in an intensive care unit, comprising the steps of:

recording at least one diagnosis associated with said patient in a patient database server;

recording a parenteral nutrition prescription prescribed to said patient in said patient database server;

recording an enteral nutrition prescription prescribed to said patient in said patient database server;

calculating a plurality of nutritional data values associated with said parenteral nutrition prescription and said enteral nutrition prescription as a function of an actual amount of parenteral and enteral nutrition delivered and retained by said patient; and

presenting said nutritional data values to a caretaker through a graphical user interface generated on a remote terminal connected with said patient database server.

21. A neonatal nutrition assessment system, comprising:

a remote terminal connected with a server;

means for allowing a caretaker to record a parenteral nutrition prescription associated with a patient;

means for allowing said caretaker to record an enteral nutrition prescription associated with said patient; and

means for automatically calculating a plurality of nutritional data values as a function of said parenteral nutrition prescription, said enteral nutrition prescription and an actual amount of parenteral and enteral nutrition delivered and retained by said patient.

22. A nutrition assessment system, comprising:

a remote terminal connected with a database server;

a parenteral nutrition module that automatically calculates a plurality of parenteral nutrient intake data values relative to weight and bodily functions of a patient; and

an enteral nutrition module that automatically calculates a plurality of enteral nutrient intake data values relative to weight and bodily functions of said patient.

23. The nutrition assessment system of claim 22, further comprising a parenteral and enteral nutrition module that integrates said plurality of parenteral and enteral nutrient intake data values.

24. The nutrition assessment system of claim 22, further comprising a module that integrates a plurality of demographic data values with said plurality of parenteral and enteral nutrient intake data values.

25. The nutrition assessment system of claim 22, further comprising a report module for comparing a plurality of data values associated with said patient with normative data values and guidelines.