Breathing apparatus with ventilation strategy tool

Abstract

A system includes a breathing apparatus, a display unit and a processing unit that is operatively connected to the display unit. The processing unit is configured to provide a graphical visualization on the display unit. The graphical visualization in turn includes a combination of a target indication for at least one ventilation related parameter of a ventilation strategy for a patient ventilated by the apparatus, and a reciprocating animation of the at least one ventilation related parameter relative the target indication. The target indication is for instance based on input of a user, such as an operator of the breathing apparatus. Alternatively, or in addition, it may be a default value stored on a memory unit being operatively connected to the processing unit. Alternatively, or in addition, the target indication is based on a measurement value of said patient's physiology or anatomy. In this manner, the system informs clinicians in a clear and easily understandable way how a current patient ventilation is related to a chosen ventilation strategy.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]This invention pertains in general to the field of breathing systems for ventilating patients, the systems including apparatuses having a display for providing graphical user interfaces (GUI's).[0003]2. Description of Prior Art[0004]During ventilation of a patient clinicians often seek to maintain a certain ventilation strategy for a treatment which is believed particularly advantageous for a ventilated patient.[0005]However, there is hitherto no flexible tool to provide clinicians with a status of an on-going ventilation in a clear and easily understandable way when it comes to the crucial point of how the current patient ventilation is related to a chosen ventilation strategy.[0006]Such a tool would in particular be desired to be adaptable to the status an on-going ventilation of a patient during the ventilation itself. Also, it would be desired if the tool provided a feedback to the clinician that can be understood f...

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Benefits of technology

[0059]This provides for a flexible system with advantageous user acceptance. The graphical visualization may be provided as a graphical decision support means for the operator to achieve the ventilation strategy.

[0060]This provides for easy identification if adjustments of ventilation settings are needed to achieve a desired ventilation strategy,

[0061]The disclosure provides for a tool that is executable without a patient connected to the breathing apparatus, e.g. in a simulated ventilation, The tool may be advantageous for instance for education of clinicians allowing them to be trained to effectively determine and clinically follow ventilation strategies to the benefit of patient treatment.

Problems solved by technology

However, there is hitherto no flexible tool to provide clinicians with a status of an on-going ventilation in a clear and easily understandable way when it comes to the crucial point of how the current patient ventilation is related to a chosen ventilation strategy.

Further, these animations are identical for different patients and do not take into consideration any individual characteristics of specific patients and their influence on a ventilation strategy.

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