Examination of the Impact of Better Surveillance and Communication of Patient Deterioration on Patient Related Outcomes (VitalCare - Guardian Version 2)
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Severe Sepsis
- Sponsor
- Philips Healthcare
- Enrollment
- 678
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Improvement of outcome for patients after implementing the IGS
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 10 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
A hospitals manual method of patient monitoring will be implemented in an automated system and supported by an early patient deterioration detection for timely escalation. The purpose of this study is to assess if clinical outcomes of patients in Acute Care are significantly improved by such a system.
Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to assess if the Philips IntelliVue Guardian Solution (IGS) with all its components can significantly improve clinical outcomes for deteriorating patients on a general medical ward prior and after referral to the hospitals' Acute Care Team (ACT). Further, to provide evidence that the Philips IGS assists to increase the efficiency of a hospital's Early Warning Scoring process (afferent and efferent arm of the escalation system). The introduction of such an intelligent automated system offers a unique opportunity to address the breakdown in the chain of prevention by strengthening the reliability of calls-for-help to responders through a technical solution with the potential for a more timely escalation where appropriate. In this study the hospital's Standard of Care protocol for the monitoring of vital signs (including timing, vital signs collected and escalation instructions) will be implemented in a commercially available intelligent automatic monitoring and notification system. No investigational procedures or devices are associated with this protocol.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •all patients admitted to the study units during the period of data collection
Exclusion Criteria
- •less than 24h on ward
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Improvement of outcome for patients after implementing the IGS
Time Frame: 15 months
Does the IGS significantly increase positive outcomes for deteriorating patients after referral to the RRT/ACT as measured by the MAELOR score
Secondary Outcomes
- Early detection of patient deterioration(15 months)
- Daily workload for the ward's personnel(15 months)
- Level of satisfaction(15 months)