119 results about "Hospital stay" patented technology

An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a method of forecasting a demand for a particular hospital unit. The method can be executed by programming the steps into a computer readable medium. One step includes logging a total number of beds in the particular hospital unit and available nursing slots to determine a capacity for the particular hospital unit. The method also includes analyzing data for patients scheduled to stay in the particular hospital unit data to predict stochastic arrivals in order to estimate a total inflow. A length of stay of a patient in the particular hospital unit is predicted using a survival analysis based on physician orders to estimate a total outflow. Additionally, the method includes executing an algorithm designed to use the capacity, total inflow, and total outflow to determine the demand for the particular hospital unit.

A respiratory protection system which is worn by a passenger during a flight in air plane, by a patient visiting hospital or doctors office, a nurse working with a patient during hospital stay, or the like. The system includes a relatively light weight, substantially rigid, headgear structure, containing an air disinfection chamber, a fan means, a filter means, an ultraviolet air disinfection means, an air blanket origination means and an energizing means.

The invention provides methods for (a) prolonging time to hospitalization for heart failure; (b) prolonging time to first hospitalization for heart failure; (c) reducing the total number of days a patient with heart failure spends in the hospital for heart failure for a single hospital stay (i.e., reducing the duration of a single hospital stay for a patient with heart failure); (d) reducing the total number of days a patient spends in the hospital for heart failure for multiple hospital stays (i.e., two or more hospital stays); (e) reducing the number of hospital admissions for heart failure; (f) reducing mortality and reducing hospitalizations for heart failure (e.g., the total number of days in the hospital and / or the number of hospital visits); (g) increasing the left ventricular ejection fraction in a heart failure patient; (h) treating a sexual dysfunction (e.g., erectile dysfunction and female sexual dysfunction) (j) treating a headache in a heart failure patient by administering a non-steroidal antiinflammatory compound (i.e., NSAIDs); (k) treating a heart failure patient who has a history of hypertension (but who is not currently diagnosed with hypertension); (l) improving the quality of life in a heart failure patient based on the Minnesota Living with heart failure questionnaire; (m) decreasing the levels of B-type natriuretic peptide; (n) treating hypertension in a heart failure patient; (o) lowering blood pressure in a heart failure patient; (p) treating labile hypertension; (q) treating idiopathic hypertension; (r) increasing patient compliance with medication dosing in a heart failure patient; (s) treating hypertension in a patient with a dilated heart; (t) treating ischemic disease and / or coronary artery disease; and (u) reducing cardiomegaly in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of (i) a hydralazine compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, (ii) isosorbide dinitrate and / or isosorbide mononitrate, and (iii) optionally at least one compound selected from the group consisting of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, β-adrenergic antagonists, angiotensin II antagonists, aldosterone antagonists, cardiac glucosides (digitalis), and diuretic compounds.

A respiratory protection system which is worn by a passenger during a flight in air plane, by a patient visiting hospital or doctors office, a nurse working with a patient during hospital stay, or the like. The system includes a relatively light weight, substantially rigid, headgear structure, containing an air disinfection chamber, a fan means, a filter means, an ultraviolet air disinfection means, an air blanket origination means and an energizing means.

The invention provides methods for (a) prolonging time to hospitalization for heart failure; (b) prolonging time to first hospitalization for heart failure; (c) reducing the total number of days a patient with heart failure spends in the hospital for heart failure for a single hospital stay (i.e., reducing the duration of a single hospital stay for a patient with heart failure); (d) reducing the total number of days a patient spends in the hospital for heart failure for multiple hospital stays; (e) reducing the number of hospital admissions for heart failure; and (f) reducing mortality and reducing hospitalizations for heart failure (e.g., the total number of days in the hospital and / or the number of hospital visits) in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of (i) a hydralazine compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, (ii) isosorbide dinitrate and / or isosorbide mononitrate, and (iii) optionally at least one compound selected from the group consisting of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, β-adrenergic antagonists, angiotensin II antagonists, aldosterone antagonists, cardiac glucosides (digitalis), and diuretic compounds.

Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS) as a surgical approach is increasingly utilized because of the advantages it offers over conventional spine surgery. The smaller incision results in decreased tissue damage, less blood loss, decreased hospital stay & faster postoperative recovery. The drawbacks of MISS are the long learning curve of working through a smaller incision, longer length of surgery, & potential higher complication rate due to compromised visual field. These limitations can be overcome by more effectively using imaging and navigational devices. The pedicle device simplifies the hardest part of MISS instrumented fusion of conventional pedicle screw insertion by introducing a percutaneous temporary device to locate and create the channel for later conventional pedicle screw implantation using available imaging techniques. This results in faster conventional pedicle screw insertion with precision, thereby decreasing implantation error and minimizing soft tissue injury and blood loss, as well as neurological, vascular, and dural injuries and complications.

The invention provides a short-peptide nutritious food formula. The short-peptide nutritious food formula comprises the following raw materials in parts by weight: 5-30 parts of hydrolyzed whey protein, 20-70 parts of maltodextrin, 5-30 parts of vegetable oil meal, 5-30 parts of isomalto-oligosaccharide, 0.5-10 parts of L-glutamine, 0.5-10 parts of linseed oil micro-capsule powder, 1-5 parts of compound minerals, and 0.05-0.5 part of compound vitamins. A nutritious food prepared according to the formula is capable of effectively supplementing various nutrients needed by the human body, including proteins, vitamins, minerals and the like; and thus, guarantee on nutrient needs is provided for perioperative patients so as to improve post-operation nutrient level of the patients, reduce incidence of complications and shorten hospital stay.

A modularly packaged mother and newly born infant needs system includes two sets of soft baby items and hardware items for during birth related hospital stay, consecutive hospital release, travel home and up to at least the first three days at home. Also included are diapers and eventual nursing items and / or formula feeding items. The system is highly compacted for shelf storage and or hand luggage air plane transportation. In an overall container are fitted a carry-on bag, a stationary bag and a hardware container. The carry-on bag contains a first set with items for the hospital and travel home and the stationary bag contains a second set with soft baby items for at home. The hardware container may be packed into the carry-on bag.

The invention discloses a fracture rib bone setting device system for a thoracoscope. The system comprises a fracture bone setting plate body, fixing claws and thread-carrying self-locking tying belts; multiple first fixing holes and multiple second fixing holes are formed in the two sides of the fracture bone setting plate body at intervals, and multiple first fixing grooves and multiple second fixing grooves are formed in the edges of the two sides of the fracture bone setting plate body at intervals; the fixing claws are used for being clamped among the first fixing grooves and the second fixing grooves; the thread-carrying self-locking tying belts are used for penetrating into the first fixing holes and the second fixing holes to fix the fracture bone setting plate body in the rib bones. Through the mode, the system can fix the fracture rib bones under the thoracoscope while conducting thoracic exploration operative treatment on severe thoracic traumas with rib fracture at many parts, the operation process is simplified to a certain extent, opportunities can also be created for a patient with bone fracture at the back rib bones, thus the rehabilitation process of the patient isquicker, the occurrence probability of complications relevant to rib fracture is lowered, the hospital stay time is shortened, and the system is expected to increase the curative rate for clinical rib fracture thoracic injuries.