The center obtained the results from the monitoring of 1,150 patients on the EarlySense System during a one year period.
Here are five things to know:
1. The EarlySense Monitoring System monitors heart rate, respiratory rate and motion, using a contact-free sensor under a mattress or within a cushion.
2. The system’s continuous monitoring has allowed healthcare professionals at the center to detect when patients start showing early signs of deterioration.
3. The center achieved more than a 60 percent decrease in medical response team activations.
4. Code Blue Activations decreased by 50 percent and ICU transfers decreased by 40 percent.
5. Mortality after MRT/Code Activations decreased by 83 percent.
“There are at-risk patients and it is vital to protect their clinical progress,” said Tim O’Malley, president of EarlySense. “A reduction of 80 percent in mortality following major deteriorations, is a breakthrough in quality of care which the professional team at the SCI Center should be applauded for.”
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