Method of predicting and mitigating adverse events
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsKeith A. Huster, Charles A. Lachenbruch, Timothy J. Receveur
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Abstract
A patient support apparatus includes a control system operable to gather physiological information about a patient supported on the patient support apparatus. The information may be gathered from sensors, a user interface, or a hospital information system. The control system also monitors operating parameters of the patient support apparatus and environmental conditions in the patient room. The control system utilizes the data gathered to identify a risk of an adverse event occurring to a patient supported on the patient support apparatus. The patient support apparatus is also operable to modify patient support apparatus parameters or environmental conditions to mitigate the risk of the adverse event.
Claims22
A patient support apparatus comprising
- a plurality of sensors,
- a user interface including a plurality of input devices,
- a plurality of controllable devices, and
- a controller electrically coupled to the plurality of sensors, the plurality of controllable devices, the controller including a processor and a non-transitory memory device electrically coupled to the processor, the non-transitory memory device including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to process a plurality of data items related to physiological conditions of a patient associated with the patient support apparatus, at least one of the data items being detected by at least one of the plurality of sensors and at least one of data items being entered by a user after being prompted, analyze the plurality of data items to determine a risk of an adverse event occurring to the patient, and modify one of the plurality of controllable devices to reduce the risk.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.