System and method for providing continuous, expert network critical care services from a remote location(s)

摘要

A system and method for providing continuous expert network critical care services from a remote location 202. A plurality of intensive care units 204 (ICU's) with associated patient monitoring instrumentation 232 is connected over a network to a command center 202 which is manned by intensivists 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The intensivists are prompted to provide critical care by a standardized series of guideline algorithms for treating a variety of critical care conditions. Intensivists monitor the progress of individual patients at remote intensive care units 204. A smart alarm system provides alarms to the intensivists to alert the intensivists to potential patient problems so that intervention can occur in a timely fashion. A data storage/data warehouse 208 function analyzes individual patient information from a plurality of command centers 202 and provides updated algorithms and critical care support to the command centers 202.