Method and system for automated ventilator monitoring to ensure lung-protective ventilation

A method implemented to automatically monitor lung-protective ventilation of a patient, the method comprising:

• by a processor, executing processing instructions embedded in a computer readable storage medium, the processing instructions configured to:
• periodically and automatically determine an arterial oxygenation parameter of the patient based on first data acquired from a monitoring device coupled to the patient;
• determine that the mechanical ventilator is set to ventilate the patient;
• evaluate a lung injury risk monitoring protocol associated with the patient, the lung injury risk monitoring protocol including the arterial oxygenation parameter;
• and
• provide a lung injury risk indication when the lung injury risk monitoring protocol is satisfied.

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable processing instructions embedded therein executable by a processor to automatically monitor lung-protective ventilation of a patient, the processing instructions configured to cause the processor to:

• periodically and automatically determine an arterial oxygenation parameter of the patient based on first data acquired from a monitoring device coupled to the patient;
• determine that the mechanical ventilator is set to ventilate the patient;
• evaluate a lung injury risk monitoring protocol associated with the patient, the lung injury risk monitoring protocol including the arterial oxygenation parameter;
• and
• provide a lung injury risk indication when the lung injury risk monitoring protocol is satisfied.