Patient Deterioration is a Challenge We Must All Solve
You work tirelessly every day for your patients. And you are constantly trying to find new ways to tackle the challenges of your clinical environment. Patient deterioration can be difficult to detect and have serious consequences.
Up to 17% of potential patient admissions experience critical events.1
Sepsis is the #1 cause of death in hospitals and accounts for 35% of patient deaths.2
1/3rd of Code Blue Events stem from opioid induced respiratory depression.3
As Your Patients Work Toward Recovery, Are Pressure Injuries Working Against Them?
Pressure injuries are all too common in hospitals and long-term care facilities. Pressure injuries are associated with:4
longer length of stay5
higher mortality rate4
higher readmission rate within 30 days4
Discover how to support pressure injury prevention and keep your patients on the path to recovery.
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References
- Zimlichman, et al. Contactless respiratory and heart rate monitoring: validation of an innovative tool. J of Med Eng & Tech, Vol. 34, Nos 7-8,Oct-Nov 2010, 393-398.
- Incidence and Trends of Sepsis in US Hospitals Using Clinical vs. Claims Data, 2009-2014. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2654187.
- Opioid Safety & Patient Monitoring. The National Coalition to Promote Continuous Monitoring of Patients on Opioids. Nov 2014.
- Braden B. “Cost of Pressure Ulcer Prevention. Is it really cheaper than treatment?” NPUAP. 2012.
- Lyder, et. al. Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers: Results from the National Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System (MPSMS) study. J Am Geriatr Soc 60:1603-1608, 2012.