Increasing Access to COVID-19 Clinical Pathways and Predictive Analytics
Hillrom is partnering with AgileMD to offer constantly updated COVID-19 clinical pathways from leading centers managing these critical patients. With clinical recommendations changing daily and staff turning over quickly due to exposure and illness, instant access to advanced COVID-19 clinical pathways and predictive analytics through existing physician and nursing workflows empowers providers to quickly implement best practices for evidence-based, consistent care.
Existing Tools to Support Patients in the Prone Position
Placing both ventilated and non-ventilated patients in the prone position is emerging as an important strategy in the treatment of COVID-19 patients3. Studies show prone therapy improved survival rates in patients with advanced respiratory distress syndrome or hypoxemia4. Prone positioning optimizes lung recruitment and ventilation-perfusion matching, resulting in an improvement of gas exchange in 70% to 80% of ARDS patients. Existing Hillrom patient positioning equipment can be adapted for use in the ICU and med-surg environments to offer clinically proven prone movement and positioning capabilities for both ventilated and non-ventilated patients.
"Hillrom's delivery of these innovative solutions and clinical protocols demonstrates the breadth of our portfolio, our ability to meet the rapidly evolving needs of patients, and the ingenuity and dedication of our employees globally," said Mr. Groetelaars. "Our teams are demonstrating their unwavering commitment and focus on our mission of enhancing outcomes for patients and caregivers as the fight against COVID-19 continues."
About Hillrom
Hillrom is a global medical technology leader whose 10,000 employees have a single purpose: enhancing outcomes for patients and their caregivers by advancing connected care. Around the world, our innovations touch over 7 million patients each day. They help enable earlier diagnosis and treatment, optimize surgical efficiency and accelerate patient recovery while simplifying clinical communication and shifting care closer to home. We make these outcomes possible through connected smart beds, patient lifts, patient assessment and monitoring technologies, caregiver collaboration tools, respiratory care devices, advanced operating room equipment and more, delivering actionable, real-time insights at the point of care.
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