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Lean on us
today and everyday.

In these extraordinary times, our teams are partnering for better patient safety.

Lean on us
for patient safety.

In the wake of the pandemic, pre-existing healthcare challenges have been exacerbated, and patient safety has suffered.

Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI) has placed staffing shortages and COVID-19 effects on healthcare workers’ mental health as the top two patient safety concerns in 20221 and the Joint Commission has highlighted a 30% increase in sentinel events.2 Of course, none of this is the clinician’s fault — it’s attributed to the extraordinarily challenging healthcare environment.

That’s where we and our partnerships come to help you with your patients.

Lean on us in extraordinary times.

Prior to the pandemic, staff shortages, burnout, and well-being were pressing issues for the U.S. healthcare system. Today the challenges are even more acute:

18%

of healthcare professionals have quit their jobs.3

79%

of healthcare professionals say the national worker shortage affects them directly.3

38

of the most highly-rated hospitals in the United States were recently penalized for hospital acquired conditions.4

We understand the pressures you face,
and we’re here for you.

Lean on us
to look out for
your patients.

The pandemic has highlighted the benefits of continuous patient monitoring.5

A recent article in the Journal of the American Medicine Association highlights the impact of continuous remote monitoring of hospitalized patients treated across the continuum of care in acute care hospitals.

It concludes that healthcare practitioners (HCPs) should consider implementing continuous pulse oximetry and heart rate monitoring for all hospitalized patients and emergency department (ED) patients.
Improves patient outcomes5
Increases the accuracy of electronic health records5
Decreases the burden of overworked and under-resourced staff5

Lean on us for better workflows.

Medtronic patient monitoring is backed by our solution delivery team of tenured nursing professionals and informatics experts who are here to help you reclaim your time, relieve your burden, and focus on what you do best — care for your patients.
Actionable workflow insights
On-going and on-demand education
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Lean on us for a full portfolio of products.

We offer a full suite of patient monitoring products aimed at promoting patient and clinician safety:

Nellcor™ pulse oximetry

Monitor SpO2 and pulse rate.*6

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Microstream™ capnography

Measure end-tidal CO2, respiration rate, and detect apnea reliably and accurately.*7–11

Learn more

Vital Sync™
system

Customize, prioritize and integrate near real-time audible alerts.*6

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BIS™ brain monitoring

Reduce primary anesthetic use, optimize dosage, achieve faster recovery.*12–16

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INVOS™ regional oximetry

Improve postoperative outcomes, including POCD.*17

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McGRATH™ MAC video laryngoscope

Provide better glottic visualization and higher intubation success rates.*18–22

Learn more

Lean on us for deeper insights.

We’ve stepped-up our partnerships with key clinical societies and organizations that prioritize patient safety and advocacy for healthcare partners like you — to better understand and relieve the pressures faced by today’s nurses:

Lean on us
whenever, however.

Let’s talk about your patient safety concerns — and how we can address them, in partnership.

*Nellcor™ pulse oximetry, Microstream™ capnography, Vital Sync™ remote surveillance, BIS™ brain monitoring, and INVOS™ regional oximetry systems should not be used as the sole basis for diagnosis or therapy and are intended only as an adjunct in patient assessment.
†Third party brands are trademarks of their respective owners. All other brands are trademarks of a Medtronic company.

References
1.  Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI). 2022 Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns. Special Report. March 2022.
2.  The Joint Commission. General Information and 2021 Update. Sentinel Event Data. 2021.
3.  Galvin G. Nearly 1 in 5 Health Care Workers Have Quit Their Jobs During the Pandemic. Morning Consult. October 4, 2021. Accessed March 31, 2022.
4.  Kaiser Health Network; Health Care Paradox: Medicare Penalizes Dozens of Hospitals It Also Gives Five Stars; February 2022. View article
5.  Pronovost PJ, Cole MD, Hughes RM. Remote Patient Monitoring During COVID-19 An Unexpected Patient Safety Benefit. JAMA. 2022;327(12):1125–1126. doi:10.1001/jama.2022.2040.
6.  Internal data on file.
7.  Khanna A, Overdyke F, Greening C, Stefano P, Buhre W. Respiratory depression in low acuity hospital settings — Seeking answers from the PRODIGY trial. Journal of Critical Care. 47 (2018) 80–87.
8.  Maddox RR, Williams CK, Oglesby H et al. Clinical experience with patient-controlled analgesia using continuous respiratory monitoring and a smart infusio system. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006;63(2):157-164.
9.  Ishiwata T., Tsushima K., Fujie M., Suzuki K., Hirota K., Abe M., Kawata N., Terada J., Tatsumi K. End-tidal capnographic monitoring to detect apnea episodes during flexible bronchoscopy under sedation. BMC Pulm. Med. BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 2017. 17:7.
10.  Paresh Mehta, Gursimran Kochhar, Mazen Albeldawi, Brian Kirsh, Maged Rizk, Brian Putka, Binu John, Yinghong Wang, Nicole Breslaw, BSN RN, Rocio Lopez, John Vargo, MPH J MD. Capnographic Monitoring in Routine EGD and Colonoscopy With Moderate Sedation: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial. Am J Gastroenterol. 2016. 111:395.
11.  Klare, Peter, Reiter, et al. Capnographic monitoring of midazolam and propofol sedation during ERCP: a randomized controlled study (EndoBreath Study). Endoscopy. 2016;48(01):42-50.
12.  Gan TJ, Glass PS, Windsor A, et al. BIS™pectral index monitoring allows faster emergence and improved recovery from propofol, alfentanil, and nitrous oxide anesthesia. BIS™ Utility Study Group. Anesthesiology. 1997;87(4):808-815.
13.  Song D, Joshi GP, White PF. Titration of volatile anesthetics using BIS™pectral index facilitates recovery after ambulatory anesthesia. Anesthesiology. 1997;87(4):842-8.
14.  Luginbuhl M, Wuthrich S, Petersen-Felix S, Zbinden AM, Schnider TW. Different benefit of BIS™ pectal index (BIS™) in desflurane and propofol anesthesia. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2003;47(2):165-73.
15.  Chan MT, Cheng BC, Lee TM, Gin T; CODA Trial Group. BIS™-guided anesthesia decreases postoperative delirium and cognitive decline. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2013 Jan;25(1):33-42.
16.  White PF, Ma H, Tang J, Wender RH, Sloninsky A, Kariger R. Does the use of electroencephalographic BIS™ pectral index or auditory evoked potential index monitoring facilitate recovery after desflurane anesthesia in the ambulatory setting? Anesthesiology. 2004;100(4):811-7.
17.  Colak Z, Borojevic M, Bogovic A,et al. Influence of intraoperative cerebral oximetry monitoring on neurocognitive function after coronary artery bypass surgery: a randomized, prospective study. Eur J Cardio Thorac Surg. 2015;47(3):447-454. Epub 2014 May 7.
18.  Kim JE1, Kwak HJ2, Jung WS2, Chang MY1, Lee SY1, Kim JY1. A comparison between McGrath MAC video laryngoscopy and Macintosh laryngoscopy in children. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2018 Mar;62(3):312-318.
19.  Yoo JY1, Park SY1, Kim JY1, Kim M1, Haam SJ2, Kim DH1. Comparison of the McGrath video laryngoscope and the Macintosh laryngoscope for double lumen endobronchial tube intubation in patients with manual in-line stabilization: A randomized controlled trial. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Mar;97(10):e0081.
20.  Ross et al-2015. Use of the new McGrath® MAC size-1 paediatric videolaryngoscope. Anaesthesia. 2015, 70, 1206.
21.  Kleine-Brueggeney M, Greif R, Schoettker P, Savoldelli GL, Nabecker S, Theiler LG. Evaluation of six video laryngoscopes in 720 patients with a simulated difficult airway: a multicentre randomized controlled trial. Br J Anaesth. 2016;116(5):670-9.
22.  Alvis BD, et al. Randomized controlled trial comparing the McGRATH™ MAC video laryngoscope with the King Vision™† video laryngoscope in adult patients. Minerva Anestesiol. 2016;82(1):30-35.