Method for generating an alarm during the monitoring of a patient and device therefor

摘要

A method for generating an alarm during the monitoring of a patient with the step of determining a minute volume (MVpat) of the patient, setting a minute volume lower limit (MVlow) and/or a minute volume upper limit (MVhigh), wherein the minute volume (MVpat) is cumulated by means of an increment function into a volume (Vdeficit_kum) when the measured value drops below the minute volume lower limit (MVlow) or exceeds the minute volume upper limit (MVhigh), and an alarm is triggered when the cumulated volume (Vdeficit_kum) exceeds a maximum allowable volume (Vdeficit_apn). Furthermore, the present invention pertains to a device for reducing clinically irrelevant alarms during the monitoring of a patient for carrying out the method according to the present invention.

主权项

1. A method for generating an alarm during the monitoring of a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
determining a minute volume of the patient; setting at least one of a minute volume lower limit and a minute volume upper limit; determining a cumulated volume with an increment function when the measured value drops below the minute volume lower limit or exceeds the minute volume upper limit; triggering an alarm when the cumulated volume exceeds a maximum allowable volume; storing and reducing the value of the cumulated volume step by step by a defined value by means of a decrement function before the maximum allowable volume is reached and after the minute volume lower limit is exceeded or after the measured value drops again below the minute volume upper limit.