Interoperability and the Future of the ICU—
We believe that connected medical devices can assist caregivers in their patient care workflow. Interoperability allows for new clinical applications that can improve outcomes and increase staff satisfaction at the point-of-care. Our HIMSS interoperability showcases and the EU-funded Smart and Silent ICU research project demonstrate the potential of interoperable medical systems based on the ISO/IEEE 11073 SDC standard for the future.
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- Delirium Prevention in an Interoperable ICU
- A Silent ICU for Improved Patient Care
- Isolation Room Management
Delirium Prevention in an Interoperable ICU
Did you know that up to 80% of ventilated patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) develop a delirium1 resulting in poorer treatment outcomes2, longer lengths of stay3,4 and additional costs of up to $64,0005? Our joint HIMSS Interoperability Showcase from Ascom, B. Braun, Baxter and Dräger demonstrates how open interoperability technology based on the ISO/IEEE 11073 SDC standard can assist patient care by addressing ICU-specific delirium risk factors.
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Silent Pediatric ICU
This interoperability whitepaper from Ascom, B. Braun and Dräger demonstrates how open interoperability technology based on the ISO/IEEE 11073 SDC standard enables safe distribution of medical alarms from different vendors while bedside medical devices stay silent for a true healing environment.
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ICU Patient Care in an Isolation Room
Taking care of isolated patients poses a major challenge in intensive care units. The direct patient care processes are inefficient and healthcare workers are exposed to the risk of infection. Together with Ascom, OR.NET and Epic, we designed a concept of a real-time medical system and demonstrated how interoperability based on ISO/IEEE 11073 SDC could improve care delivery to infectious patients in the future.
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Delirium Prevention in an Interoperable ICU—
Silent patient room and early patient mobilization to prevent delirium
Delirium in ICU patients is a critical and prevalent issue that is difficult to manage and associated with adverse outcomes. With our HIMSS interoperability showcase, we demonstrate how interoperable medical systems can support clinical efforts to prevent delirium.
Silent Pediatric ICU —
Noise pollution in intensive care units (ICUs) interferes with the optimal conditions required for a healing environment; and it is suspected of being a high risk for patient delirium, which is associated with longer lengths of stay, increased readmission rates, cognitive and functional impairment as well as increased mortality.1,2
Alarm distribution and silencing of source devices for a silent ICU
Follow a realistic patient journey across multiple care settings demonstrating the use and value of standards based data exchange. This demonstration was recorded at HIMSS23 in the real-time, interactive HIMSS23 Interoperability Showcase®.
ICU Patient Care in an Isolation Room —
An interoperability concept for the improved treatment of isolated patients
Caring for isolated patients can pose a major challenge in the ICU. Current processes for direct patient care are inefficient and puts healthcare workers at risk of exposure to infection.
Together with Ascom, OR.NET and Epic, we've developed a real-time medical system concept and demonstrated how interoperability based on ISO/IEEE 11073 SDC could improve care delivery to infectious patients in the future. Watch our video and see what the future of ICU patient care in an isolation room could look like.
Remote access to clinical patient information and remote control of device functions for efficient workflows
Lab demo of the multi-modality system concept: Watch the video to learn more about how interoperability concepts based on SDC could help to improve ICU patient care in an isolation room.
Smart and Silent ICU Project—
Dräger is helping shape the digital ICU of the future.
Dräger and partners launch innovative Smart and Silent ICU (SASICU) research project and related clinical studies to explore new ways to improve acute care through the interoperability of medical devices and artificial intelligence.
Learn more about SASICU from the Innovative Health Initiative by clicking here
Explore the SASICU Fact Sheet from European Commission by clicking here
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Acknowledgement
This project is supported by the Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking (IHI JU) under grant agreement No 101132808. The JU receives support from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme and COCIR, EFPIA, Vaccines Europe, EuropaBio and MedTech Europe.
Disclaimer
Funded by the European Union, the private members, and those contributing partners of the IHI JU. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the aforementioned parties. Neither of the aforementioned parties can be held responsible for them.
The solutions of the use cases are under development and are currently not commercially available. Their future availability cannot be ensured.
Further Topics
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References—
1 S3-Leitlinie Analgesie, Sedierung und Delirmanagement in der Intensivmedizin, AWMF Register 2020 Nr.: 001/012
2 Hughes, C. G. et al. (2020). American Society for Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Quality Initiative Joint Consensus Statement on Postoperative Delirium Prevention. Anesthesia and analgesia, 130(6), 1572–1590.
3 Shi, Q., Presutti, R., Selchen, D., & Saposnik, G. (2012). Delirium in acute stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Stroke, 43(3), 645–649.
4 Sato, K., Kubota, K., Oda, H., & Taniguchi, T. (2017). The impact of delirium on outcomes in acute, non-intubated cardiac patients. European heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care, 6(6), 553–559.
5 Leslie, D. L., Marcantonio, E. R., Zhang, Y., Leo-Summers, L., & Inouye, S. K. (2008). One-year health care costs associated with delirium in the elderly population. Archives of internal medicine, 168(1), 27–32.
7 Zoremba N. (2017). Delirmanagement in der Intensivmedizin: Nichtmedikamentöse Therapieoptionen. Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin undNotfallmedizin, 112(4), 320–325.