Philips offers accurate diagnosis, rapid delivery of solutions, and timely information exchange to help save more lives
For in-hospital resuscitation emergencies, Philips offers a complete solution that combine accurate diagnosis and rapid delivery of evidence-based solutions with timely information exchange throughout the hospital in support of the cardiac emergency whenever and wherever it happens. Philips' solutions are impacting the timing and location of life-saving decision-making and therapy delivery.
Integrated monitoring, diagnosis and treatment
Responding to an in-hospital cardiac arrest with the HeartStart MRx ALS Monitor, clinicians are able to seamlessly transition from monitoring to diagnosis to therapy without wasting critical time. For patients in cardiac arrest, every second counts.
The HeartStart MRx with Q-CPR feedback and measurement tools is designed to ensure that Philips' evidence-based resuscitation therapies are delivered quickly, accurately and in the proper sequence.
The HeartStart XL Monitor/Defibrillator is easily transported throughout the hospital to the site where cardiac care is needed. A combination manual device with automated external defibrillator capabilities, HeartStart XL enables the first caregiver on the scene, where an ALS or BLS clinician, to deliver lifesaving defibrillation therapy.
In AED mode, voice prompts and text message guide BLS users through the defibrillation process, while the HeartStart XL continuously monitors and displays the patient's ECG.
Continuous temperature monitoring for hypothermia
The use of post-resuscitation hypothermia for victims of cardiac arrest is gaining broader acceptance. As such, the need to continuously monitor temperature is becoming more critical. Only the Philips HeartStart MRx Monitor/Defibrillator offers this import feature to support post resuscitation hypothermia. The HeartStart MRx is able to provide accurate and continuous temperature data, which is key to ensuring patient safety.
Integration into the Philips IntelliVue Clinical Network
While patients receive hypothermia therapy or other post-arrest interventions, they can continue to be monitored with the HeartStart MRx, which has both wired and wireless networking capability to the Philips IntelliVue Clinical Network. As the first and only advanced networked monitor/defibrillator, this means that waveforms, vitals, and alarms from the MRx stream in real-time to the IntelliVue Information Center and can be reviewed using a range of Clinical Review Application on IntelliVue. Clinicians can monitor or silence alarms from IntelliVue. Patients monitored by the MRx in a chest pain room, in the emergency department, or at the cardiac cath lab, for example, have the added safety of surveillance at the central station.
The IntelliVue Clinical Network centralizes patient information, streamlining documentation and reporting. For regulatory reporting such as the Joint Commission's mandate for sentinel events, the MRx's networking capability ensures continuous streaming of patient data to the IntelliVue Information Central for inclusion in the patient chart.
Resuscitation data captured for review
With HeartStart Even Review Pro running, the entire code is capture and stored on the IntelliVue Clinical Network for post-event review to help a team reach its full potential for saving more lives. This breakthrough application provides a robust, insightful view of any resuscitation event, along with built-in easy to use navigation to pinpoint areas in a specific patient's code event for learning and improvement.