Dialysis Management System

Abstract

To provide a dialysis management system for having a PET examination on an examination day.SOLUTION: In a dialysis management system 10 for managing a method for a treatment of peritoneal dialysis, a dialysis management server 16 includes: an examination day storage unit 46 for storing a date when an examination with a peritoneal equilibration test is performed is stored as an examination date; and a treatment method display control unit 42 for displaying information of a first treatment method in the display unit 24 of a portable information terminal 14 when today is two days before the examination day, displaying information of a second treatment method in the display unit 24 when today is the day before the examination day, and displaying information of a third treatment method in the display unit 24 when today is the examination day.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a dialysis management system. [Background technology]

[0002] The following Patent Document 1 discloses a dialysis management system that displays a dialysis treatment method. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2017-010165 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis treatment are required to undergo peritoneal equilibration tests (hereinafter referred to as PET) at medical institutions several times a year. Patients usually undergo treatment in the same way every day. However, on the day before and the day of the PET examination, patients are required to undergo treatment in a way that differs from the usual method. However, there is a problem in that patients do not undergo treatment in the way that should be done on the day before and the day of the examination, and are therefore unable to undergo the PET examination on the day of the examination.

[0005] There are challenges.

[0006] The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] An aspect of the present invention is a dialysis management system that manages treatment methods performed in peritoneal dialysis, and includes an examination date storage unit that stores the date on which a test using a peritoneal equilibrium test is performed as the examination date, an examination date determination unit that compares the examination date with today's date and determines whether today is two or more days before the examination date, whether today is the day before the examination date, or whether today is the actual day of the examination, and a first treatment method that is the treatment method performed two or more days before the examination date, a second treatment method that is the treatment method performed the day before the examination date, and a third treatment method that is the treatment method performed on the actual day of the examination. a display unit that displays the treatment methods; and a display control unit that, if today is two or more days before the examination date, reads information about the first treatment method from the treatment method storage unit and displays the information about the first treatment method on the display unit, if today is the day before the examination date, reads information about the second treatment method from the treatment method storage unit and displays the information about the second treatment method on the display unit, and if today is the day of the examination date, reads information about the third treatment method from the treatment method storage unit and displays the information about the third treatment method on the display unit. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] The present invention allows patients to undergo PET examinations on the same day as the examination. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a control block diagram of a dialysis management system. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a display of the input form. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display of the input form. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display of the input form. [Figure 5] 5A, 5B, and 5C are diagrams showing examples of information about treatment methods displayed on the display unit of a mobile information terminal. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] [First embodiment]

[0011] Figure 1 is a control block diagram of a dialysis management system 10. The dialysis management system 10 displays a peritoneal dialysis treatment method on a mobile information terminal 14 carried by a patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis. The patient can receive appropriate treatment by performing peritoneal dialysis according to the treatment method displayed on the mobile information terminal 14. The dialysis management system 10 includes a medical institution information terminal 12, a mobile information terminal 14, and a dialysis management server 16.

[0012] [Configuration of medical institution information terminals] The medical institution information terminal 12 is installed in a medical institution such as a hospital that provides dialysis treatment. The medical institution information terminal 12 is a personal computer, a tablet information terminal, etc. The medical institution information terminal 12 has an input unit 18 and a display unit 20.

[0013] The input unit 18 is, for example, a touch panel, a keyboard, a pointing device, etc. The input unit 18 is operated by a medical professional. Information on the peritoneal dialysis treatment method is input via the input unit 18. The input information on the treatment method is transmitted to the dialysis management server 16.

[0014] The display unit 20 is a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display, etc. When a medical professional operates the input unit 18 to input information about a peritoneal dialysis treatment method, the display unit 20 displays an input form. The input form displayed on the display unit 20 will be described in detail later.

[0015] [Mobile information terminal configuration] The portable information terminal 14 is, for example, a smartphone, a tablet-type information terminal, or the like. The portable information terminal 14 is owned by the patient. A personal computer or the like may be used instead of the portable information terminal 14. The portable information terminal 14 has an input unit 22, a display unit 24, a calculation unit 26, and a storage unit 27.

[0016] The input unit 22 is, for example, a touch panel, a keyboard, a pointing device, etc. The input unit 22 is operated by a patient. Information on the examination date of a PET examination is input via the input unit 22. The input information on the examination date is transmitted to the dialysis management server 16.

[0017] The display unit 24 is a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display, or the like. When the patient operates the input unit 22 to input information about the examination date, the display unit 24 displays an input form. The input form displayed on the display unit 24 will be described in detail later. The display unit 24 also displays information about the peritoneal dialysis treatment method.

[0018] The calculation unit 26 is a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The calculation unit 26 has an examination date determination unit 28 and a treatment method display control unit 29. The examination date determination unit 28 and the treatment method display control unit 29 are realized by the calculation unit 26 executing a program stored in the storage unit 27. The examination date determination unit 28 and the treatment method display control unit 29 may be realized by an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array). The examination date determination unit 28 and the treatment method display control unit 29 may be realized by an electronic circuit including discrete devices.

[0019] The examination date determination unit 28 compares the examination date of the PET examination with today's date, and determines whether today is two or more days before the examination date, whether today is the day before the examination date, or whether today is the actual examination date.

[0020] The treatment method display control unit 29 controls the display unit 24 to display information about the treatment method on the display unit 24. If the examination date determination unit 28 determines that today is two or more days before the examination date, the treatment method display control unit 29 reads information about the treatment method of peritoneal dialysis performed daily (hereinafter referred to as the first treatment method) from the treatment method storage unit 30, which will be described later. The treatment method display control unit 29 displays the read information about the treatment method on the display unit 24. The treatment method display control unit 29 corresponds to the display control unit of the present invention.

[0021] The storage unit 27 is composed of a volatile memory (not shown) and a nonvolatile memory (not shown), which are computer-readable storage media. The volatile memory is, for example, a random access memory (RAM). The nonvolatile memory is, for example, a read-only memory (ROM), a flash memory, etc. Data, etc., are stored in the volatile memory. Programs, tables, maps, etc., are stored in the nonvolatile memory. At least a part of the storage unit 27 may be provided in the above-mentioned processor, integrated circuit, etc. At least a part of the storage unit 27 may be installed in a device connected to the dialysis management server 16 via a network. The storage unit 27 has a treatment method storage unit 30.

[0022] Information on the first treatment method is stored in the treatment method storage unit 30. The information on the first treatment method includes information such as the time to change the dialysis fluid, the type of dialysis fluid to be used, and the amount of dialysis fluid to be injected.

[0023] [Dialysis management server configuration] The dialysis management server 16 is connected to each of the medical institution information terminal 12 and the mobile information terminal 14 via, for example, the Internet. The dialysis management server 16 has a calculation unit 32 and a memory unit 34.

[0024] The calculation unit 32 is a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The calculation unit 32 includes a treatment method input form display control unit 36, a treatment method generation unit 38, an examination date input form display control unit 40, and a treatment method display control unit 42. The treatment method input form display control unit 36, the treatment method generation unit 38, the examination date input form display control unit 40, and the treatment method display control unit 42 are realized by the calculation unit 32 executing a program stored in the storage unit 34. At least a portion of the treatment method input form display control unit 36, the treatment method generation unit 38, the examination date input form display control unit 40, and the treatment method display control unit 42 may be realized by an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array). At least a portion of the treatment method input form display control unit 36, the treatment method generation unit 38, the examination date input form display control unit 40, and the treatment method display control unit 42 may be realized by an electronic circuit including a discrete device.

[0025] The memory unit 34 is composed of a volatile memory (not shown) and a nonvolatile memory (not shown), which are computer-readable storage media. The volatile memory is, for example, a random access memory (RAM). The nonvolatile memory is, for example, a read-only memory (ROM), a flash memory, etc. Data, etc., are stored in the volatile memory. Programs, tables, maps, etc., are stored in the nonvolatile memory. At least a part of the memory unit 34 may be provided in the above-mentioned processor, integrated circuit, etc. At least a part of the memory unit 34 may be installed in a device connected to the dialysis management server 16 via a network. The memory unit 34 has a treatment method memory unit 44 and an examination date memory unit 46.

[0026] The treatment method input form display control unit 36 ​​transmits a signal of the input form to the medical institution information terminal 12. Based on the received signal, the medical institution information terminal 12 displays the input form on the display unit 20. Figures 2 and 3 are diagrams showing display examples of the input form.

[0027] There are two input forms displayed on the display unit 20 of the medical institution information terminal 12. One input form is an input form for inputting information about the PET examination template (Fig. 2). The other input form is an input form for inputting information specific to each patient (Fig. 3).

[0028] The medical professional enters the information for the PET examination template according to the input form in Figure 2. This allows common information to be entered for multiple patients regarding the peritoneal dialysis treatment method for the day before and the day of the examination. The PET examination template is set based on the information entered according to the input form. The PET examination template is set for each medical institution. Once a PET examination template has been set, it does not need to be set again unless the medical institution changes the PET examination method. The information common to multiple patients is information about the PET examination method, information about the peritoneal dialysis treatment method for the day before the examination, and information about the peritoneal dialysis treatment method for the day of the examination.

[0029] Information on the PET examination method is entered in item (A) of the input form in Figure 2. One of "PET" and "FAST PET" is selected as the PET examination method.

[0030] Information on the peritoneal dialysis treatment method for the day before the examination is entered in items (B), (C), and (D) of the input form in Figure 2. In item (B), the length of time for which the dialysis fluid will be stored is entered. In item (C), the type of dialysis fluid to be injected is entered. In item (D), the amount of dialysis fluid to be injected is entered.

[0031] Information on the peritoneal dialysis treatment method on the day of the test is entered in items (E), (F), and (G) of the input form in Figure 2. In item (E), the length of time for which the dialysis fluid will be stored is entered. Since the dialysis fluid will be discharged at the medical institution on the day of the test, the length of time for which the dialysis fluid will be stored corresponds to the elapsed time from the time the dialysis fluid is injected to the time the patient arrives at the medical institution. In item (F), the type of dialysis fluid to be injected is entered. In item (G), the amount of dialysis fluid to be injected is entered.

[0032] The PET examination template is customized for each patient, and a treatment method is set for each patient. Medical professionals enter the unique information for each patient according to the input form in Figure 3. The unique information for each patient is the patient's name and the scheduled time the patient will arrive at the medical institution. The patient's name is entered in item (H) in Figure 3. The scheduled time the patient will arrive at the medical institution is entered in item (I) in Figure 3.

[0033] If a medical professional has set up a PET examination template in advance, they usually only need to enter information for each patient according to the input form in Figure 3, and a treatment method for each patient will be automatically generated by the treatment method generation unit 38, which will be described next.

[0034] The treatment method generation unit 38 acquires information for each item entered by the medical professional according to the input form of FIG. 2 and the input form of FIG. 3. The treatment method generation unit 38 generates information on a treatment method for each patient based on the acquired information. The treatment method information generated here is information on a treatment method to be performed on the day before the examination date (hereinafter referred to as a second treatment method) and information on a treatment method to be performed on the day of the examination date (hereinafter referred to as a third treatment method). The information on the second treatment method generated for each patient and the information on the third treatment method generated for each patient are stored in a treatment method storage unit 44.

[0035] The examination date input form display control unit 40 transmits a signal of the input form to the mobile information terminal 14. Based on the received signal, the mobile information terminal 14 displays the input form on the display unit 24. Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of how the input form is displayed.

[0036] The patient inputs the examination date of the PET examination using the input form shown in Figure 4. For example, if the examination date is January 19th, the patient can input the examination date by selecting the January 19th column on the calendar in the input form. When the examination date is input, the day before the examination date is automatically input. The input information on the examination date and the information on the day before the examination date is stored in the examination date memory unit 46 of the dialysis management server 16.

[0037] When the examination date determination unit 28 determines that today is the day before the examination date, the treatment method display control unit 42 reads information about a second treatment method from the treatment method storage unit 44. When the examination date determination unit 28 determines that today is the examination date, the treatment method display control unit 42 reads information about a third treatment method from the treatment method storage unit 44. The treatment method display control unit 42 transmits a signal of the read-in information about the treatment method to the mobile information terminal 14. The mobile information terminal 14 displays the information about the treatment method on the display unit 24 based on the received signal. The treatment method display control unit 42 corresponds to the display control unit of the present invention.

[0038] 5A, 5B, and 5C are diagrams showing examples of display of information on treatment methods displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile information terminal 14. FIG.

[0039] 5A shows an example of displaying information about the first treatment method. When displaying information about the first treatment method, the time to change the dialysis fluid is displayed.

[0040] FIG. 5B shows an example of display of information about the second treatment method. When displaying information about the second treatment method, the time for injecting the dialysis fluid, the type of dialysis fluid to be injected, the amount of dialysis fluid to be injected, and the time for draining the dialysis fluid on the day of the test are displayed. The time for injecting the dialysis fluid is automatically calculated by the treatment method generation unit 38 based on the information entered in each of item (I) of the input form shown in FIG. 3, item (B) of the input form shown in FIG. 2, and item (E) of the input form shown in FIG. 2. The time for draining the dialysis fluid on the day of the test is automatically calculated by the treatment method generation unit 38 based on the information entered in each of item (I) of the input form shown in FIG. 3 and item (E) of the input form shown in FIG. 2.

[0041] 5C shows an example of displaying information about the third treatment method. When displaying information about the third treatment method, information about the time to inject the dialysis fluid, the type of dialysis fluid to be injected, the amount of dialysis fluid to be injected, and the time to go to a medical institution is displayed. The time to inject the dialysis fluid is automatically calculated by the treatment method generation unit 38 based on the information entered in item (I) of the input form shown in FIG. 3 and item (E) of the input form shown in FIG. 2.

[0042] [Action and effect] Patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis treatment are required to undergo PET scans at medical institutions several times a year, but there are cases where patients forget the date of the scan and are unable to undergo the scan on that day.

[0043] Furthermore, patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis usually undergo dialysis treatment using the same method every day. However, on the day before and the day of the PET scan, the patient must undergo treatment using a method (second treatment method, third treatment method) different from the usual method (first treatment method). However, there are cases where the patient does not undergo treatment using the method that should be used on the day before and the day of the scan, and is therefore unable to undergo the PET scan on the day of the scan.

[0044] To prevent patients from being unable to undergo a PET scan on the day of the scan, some medical institutions provide patients with printed materials that list the date of the scan, the treatment to be performed the day before the scan, and the treatment to be performed on the day of the scan. However, creating such printed materials is a significant burden for medical institutions. In addition, many medical institutions verbally communicate the date of the scan, the treatment to be performed the day before the scan, and the treatment to be performed on the day of the scan.

[0045] Therefore, in the dialysis management system 10 of this embodiment, if today is the day before the examination date, the treatment method display control unit 42 of the dialysis management server 16 displays information about the second treatment method on the display unit 24 of the mobile information terminal 14. If today is the day of the examination date, the treatment method display control unit 42 of the dialysis management server 16 displays information about the third treatment method on the display unit 24 of the mobile information terminal 14.

[0046] This allows the patient, who sees the display on the display unit 24 of the portable information terminal 14, to remember the examination date on the day before the examination. Also, the patient, who sees the display on the display unit 24 of the portable information terminal 14, can receive treatment in the manner that should be performed on the day before and on the day of the examination. As a result, the patient can undergo the PET examination on the day of the examination.

[0047] Furthermore, in the dialysis management system 10 of this embodiment, the treatment method generation unit 38 generates information on the second treatment method and information on the third treatment method. The information on the second treatment method and information on the third treatment method are generated based on the information on the second treatment method and information on the third treatment method inputted via the input unit 18 of the medical institution information terminal 12. This reduces the burden on medical staff.

[0048] Furthermore, in the dialysis management system 10 of this embodiment, information common to multiple patients and information specific to each patient are input for the second treatment method and the third treatment method via the input unit 18 of the medical institution information terminal 12. The treatment method generation unit 38 generates information on the second treatment method and information on the third treatment method for each patient based on the information common to multiple patients and the information specific to each patient. This eliminates the need for medical professionals to frequently input information common to multiple patients, thereby reducing the burden on medical professionals.

[0049] [Inventions Obtained from the Embodiments] The invention that can be understood from the above embodiment will be described below.

[0050] A dialysis management system (10) for managing a treatment method performed in peritoneal dialysis, comprising: an examination date memory unit (46) for storing the date on which a test by a peritoneal equilibrium test is performed as an examination date; an examination date determination unit (28) for comparing the examination date with today's date and determining whether today is two or more days before the examination date, whether today is the day before the examination date, or whether today is the actual day of the examination; and information corresponding to a first treatment method which is the treatment method performed two or more days before the examination date, a second treatment method which is the treatment method performed the day before the examination date, and a third treatment method which is the treatment method performed on the actual day of the examination. a treatment method storage unit (44) for storing information on the first treatment method, a display unit (24) for displaying the treatment method, and a display control unit (42) for reading information on the first treatment method from the treatment method storage unit and displaying the information on the first treatment method on the display unit if today is two or more days before the examination date, reading information on the second treatment method from the treatment method storage unit and displaying the information on the second treatment method on the display unit if today is the day before the examination date, and reading information on the third treatment method from the treatment method storage unit and displaying the information on the third treatment method on the display unit if today is the examination date. This allows a patient to undergo a PET examination on the examination day.

[0051] The dialysis management system may further include an input unit (18) operated by a medical professional to input information on the second treatment method and information on the third treatment method, and a treatment method generation unit (38) to generate the second treatment method and the third treatment method based on the information on the second treatment method and the information on the third treatment method input by the input unit, thereby reducing the burden on the medical professional.

[0052] In the above dialysis management system, the input unit may input information common to a plurality of patients and information specific to each patient for the second treatment method and the third treatment method, and the treatment method generation unit may generate the second treatment method and the third treatment method for each patient based on the information common to a plurality of patients and the information specific to each patient. This reduces the burden on medical professionals. [Explanation of symbols]

[0053] 10...Dialysis management system 18...Input unit 24…Display section 29, 42...Treatment method display control unit (display control unit) 30, 44...Treatment method storage section 38...Treatment method generation section 46...Examination date memory section

Claims

1. A dialysis management system for managing a treatment method performed in peritoneal dialysis, an examination date storage unit that stores the date on which the examination using the peritoneal equilibration test is performed as the examination date; an examination date determination unit that compares the examination date with today's date and determines whether today is two or more days before the examination date, whether today is the day before the examination date, or whether today is the actual examination date; a treatment method storage unit that stores information corresponding to a first treatment method that is the treatment method performed two or more days before the examination date, a second treatment method that is the treatment method performed the day before the examination date, and a third treatment method that is the treatment method performed on the day of the examination date; a display unit that displays the treatment method; a display control unit that reads information on the first treatment method from the treatment method storage unit and displays the information on the first treatment method on the display unit if today is two or more days before the examination date, reads information on the second treatment method from the treatment method storage unit and displays the information on the second treatment method on the display unit if today is the day before the examination date, and reads information on the third treatment method from the treatment method storage unit and displays the information on the third treatment method on the display unit if today is the examination date; A dialysis management system having:

2. The dialysis management system according to claim 1, an input unit that is operated by a medical professional and that inputs information on the second treatment method and information on the third treatment method; a treatment method generating unit that generates the second treatment method and the third treatment method based on information on the second treatment method and information on the third treatment method input by the input unit; A dialysis management system having:

3. The dialysis management system according to claim 2, The input unit inputs information common to a plurality of patients and information specific to each patient regarding the second treatment method and the third treatment method, The treatment method generation unit generates the second treatment method for each patient and the third treatment method for each patient based on information common to multiple patients and information specific to each patient.

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