GE Healthcare Introduces Wireless Patient Monitoring Solution to Help Clinicians Detect Early Patient Deterioration
20 Juni 2022 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
- Continuous monitoring using wearable sensors in general
hospital wards may help detect patient deterioration earlier than
traditional spot check methods and assist clinicians in improving
patient outcomes1.
- Wireless monitoring allows earlier patient mobilization, a key
indicator for recovery, particularly post-surgery2.
- This innovative technology was developed at GE Healthcare’s
global center of excellence for monitoring solutions in Helsinki,
Finland.
With most hospitals around the world currently relying on manual
“spot-checks” to monitor patient vitals, GE Healthcare unveils
Portrait Mobile3, a wireless patient monitoring system that enables
continuous monitoring throughout a patient’s stay. The system helps
clinicians detect patient deterioration. Early detection of patient
deterioration may help reduce length of stay and intensive care
unit (ICU) admissions – and improve patient outcomes4. Portrait
Mobile includes patient-worn wireless sensors which communicate
with a mobile monitor.
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Globally, an estimated 65 percent of hospital patients and over
90 percent of post-acute care patients are monitored manually and
not continually.5 Many vital sign changes are missed during spot
checks which often occur in four-to-six-hour intervals6. A UK
national audit of adult in-hospital cardiac arrests showed that
more than half (57 percent) occurred on the wards and only five
percent in the ICU7 where patients are monitored continuously. Most
patients who end up in cardiac arrest or critical care, don’t
suddenly deteriorate but rather present with earlier vital signs
that show abnormal trends8. Respiratory rate is the highest ranked
variable in models predicting clinical deterioration in the
hospital9.
With Portrait Mobile, respiration rate, oxygen saturation and
pulse rate for general ward and post-surgery patients can be
captured wirelessly, continuously. This innovation allows
caregivers to identify changes that may signal that
cardiorespiratory complications or infectious disease may be
developing. It gives clinicians the opportunity to act early and
potentially avert serious adverse events.
“In an evaluation clinical study conducted at a London hospital
in the UK, 90 percent of nurses reported that they feel more
reassured about their patient’s condition when continuous
monitoring is used versus vital signs spot check measuring,” said
Erno Muuranto, Engineering Director at GE Healthcare in Finland.
“Portrait Mobile provides reliable measurement technology and
meaningful alarms in a mobile setting.”
For patients, Portrait Mobile’s wireless continuous monitoring
helps with the ability to move about the hospital, without being
restricted to the bedside. This also allows visitors to interact
with the patient without technology getting in the way. Moreover,
the solution provides patients and family members peace of mind
knowing that monitoring is constant - even when the patient is out
of their room. Patient mobility may help improve patient outcomes
and reduce length of stay, which may lower costs and elevate
patient satisfaction10.
Portrait Mobile is designed to be as reliable as wired
technology. Its routable communications architecture enables
hospitals to leverage their existing network infrastructure when
deploying the system, reducing installation and maintenance
costs.
Portrait Mobile was developed in Helsinki, GE Healthcare’s
global center of excellence for monitoring solutions where
engineers have been developing patient monitoring technology for
decades. Today, GE monitors are used in hospitals across the world
- from Beijing to London, New York, and more.
About GE Healthcare:
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(NYSE: GE). As a leading global medical technology, pharmaceutical
diagnostics and digital solutions innovator, GE Healthcare enables
clinicians to make faster, more informed decisions through
intelligent devices, data analytics, applications and services,
supported by its Edison intelligence platform. With over 100 years
of healthcare industry experience and around 48,000 employees
globally, the company operates at the center of an ecosystem
working toward precision health, digitizing healthcare, helping
drive productivity and improve outcomes for patients, providers,
health systems and researchers around the world.
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_______________________ 1 Taenzer, et al., Postoperative
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2
https://www.medelahealthcare.com/en-GB/insights/benefits-of-early-patient-mobilization
3 Portrait Mobile is a CE-marked medical device. Portrait Mobile is
not 510(k) cleared and not available in all markets. 4 Brown, et
al., Continuous Monitoring in an Inpatient Medical-Surgical Unit: A
Controlled Clinical Trial. The American Journal of Medicine; Vol.
127, Issue 3, 226–232. 16. Vincent, et al., 5
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6 Michard, et al., Protecting ward patients. ICU Management &
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Predicting cardiac arrest on the wards. A nested case-control
study. Chest, 141:1170-1176. 9 Loughlin, et al., Respiratory Rate:
The Forgotten Vital Sign – Make It Count! Jt Comm J Qual Patient
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