![]() Oxygenation monitoring is possible with Masimo SET ® Measure-through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, which is ideal for the general floor where patients are often moving and the nursing staff does not have the time to respond to false alarms. Similar to the 2011 Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation's recommendations, 7 the Sentinel Event Alert recommended continuous monitoring (instead of spot checks) of both oxygenation and ventilation. Of opioid-related adverse drug events - including deaths - that occurred in hospitals and were reported to The Joint Commission's Sentinel Event database (2004-2011), 47% were wrong dosing medication errors, 29% were related to improper monitoring of the patient, and 11% were related to other factors including excessive dosing, medication interactions, and adverse drug reactions. 4,5,6 Opioid analgesics rank among the drugs most frequently associated with adverse drug events, the Sentinel Event Alert noted. While opioid use is safe for most patients, opioid analgesics are associated with adverse effects 1,2,3 and cause respiratory depression in 0.5% of post-surgical patients, who often receive them for pain management. ![]() The Patient SafetyNet System is also the only technology clinically shown to reduce rapid response activations, intensive care unit (ICU) transfers, and deaths related to opioid-induced respiratory depression. The Masimo Patient SafetyNet(TM) System, consisting of Measure-through Motion and Low Perfusion oxygenation monitoring (Masimo SET ® Pulse Oximetry or rainbow SET ® Pulse CO-Oximetry), choice of easy-to-use ventilation monitoring with rainbow ® Acoustic Monitoring or standard capnography, and remote monitoring and clinician notification to keep clinicians connected to patients, can help hospitals comply with The Joint Commission recommendations. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ - Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today that The Joint Commission has issued a Sentinel Event Alert on safe use of opioids in hospitals with recommendations to implement better dosing along with oxygenation and ventilation monitoring in post-surgical patients. Recommends Continuous Monitoring of Oxygenation and Ventilation of Post-Surgical Patients
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