Integrated medication and infusion monitoring system

摘要

A System manages IV pumps so that clinicians automatically receive alerts, decisions, and actions required to maintain a patient IV medication therapy according to a prescribed treatment protocol. An infusion pump monitoring system, includes an acquisition processor for acquiring fluid infusion parameters comprising a patient identifier, infusion fluid identifier and a rate of fluid infusion, for administration of an infusion fluid to a patient at a point of care using an infusion pump. The system also includes a repository of patient medical record information. A fluid infusion monitor uses acquired fluid infusion parameters for automatically searching a patient medical record in the repository for information concerning rate of fluid infusion of a particular infusion fluid and determining if a rate of a previously administered dose of the particular infusion fluid was lower than a rate indicated in the fluid infusion parameters. An interface processor automatically initiates generation of a message indicating a potential adverse reaction to the particular infusion fluid in response to a determination of a lower rate being employed for previously administering the particular infusion fluid.

主权项

1. An infusion pump monitoring system, comprising:
an acquisition processor for acquiring fluid infusion parameters comprising a patient identifier, infusion fluid identifier and a rate of fluid infusion to be used for a patient, for administration of an infusion fluid to a patient at a point of care using an infusion pump; a repository of patient medical record information; a fluid infusion monitor for using acquired fluid infusion parameters for automatically searching a patient medical record in said repository for information concerning rate of fluid infusion of a particular infusion fluid and determining if a rate of a previously administered dose of said particular infusion fluid was lower than a rate indicated in said fluid infusion parameters; and an interface processor for automatically initiating generation of a message indicating a potential adverse reaction to said particular infusion fluid in response to a determination of a lower rate being employed for previously administering said particular infusion fluid to said patient, wherein said interface processor initiates generation of a message for communication to an infusion pump to at least one of, (a) reduce rate of fluid infusion and (b) inhibit operation of an infusion pump until a healthcare worker enters a command to acknowledge said message indicating said potential adverse reaction in response to said determination.