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The Acumen Hypotension Prediction Index (HPI) software is a first-of-its-kind technology that provides you with information regarding the likelihood of a patient trending toward a hypotensive event*
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*A hypotensive event is defined as MAP <65 mmHg for a duration of at least one minute.
ForeSight tissue oximetry system
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Accounts for patient-to-patient differences, including skin tone, size, age, scalp-to-cortex distance and acuity Delivers absolute StO values, making preinduction baselines optional
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Risks of cerebral desaturation
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Measures relative change in total tissue hemoglobin, providing insights into causes of StO changes Integrates with HemoSphere platform for an all-in one view of patient perfusion
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Cerebral desaturations
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Cerebral tissue oxygen desaturations are common in cardiac surgical cases, and the risk – and impact – can extend into the the postoperative phase.
Incidence and impact of cerebral desaturations
Research has consistently shown that cerebral tissue oxygen desaturations are common across a broad spectrum of surgical procedures and patient populations – and that they can cause significant complications.
Visibility is the key to intervention
Cerebral and somatic tissue oximetry desaturations are common – but with ForeSight sensor connected to HemoSphere monitor, the tissue oximetry and advanced hemodynamic insights you need to identify and even reverse cerebral desaturations for a diverse patient population are available on one monitor.
Note: Each publication has an independent definition of desaturation including absolute vs. relative change, duration of time, oximeter used, etc. *Denotes incidence in prospective arm of publication **Denotes incidence in randomized arm of publication
How the ForeSight system works
Impact of cerebral desaturations among cardiac surgical patients
Preserve brain health: understand and intervene
Detecting, preventing and avoiding cerebral desaturations are critical in helping to assure patient brain health. While desaturations can lead to serious complications, the good news is that with the right interventions at the right time, they can be treated – and even reversed.
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ForeSight sensor delivers absolute StO values that – when used in combination with the full hemodynamic insights delivered by HemoSphere monitor – enable you to confidently recognize and reverse cerebral desaturations.
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Preinduction baseline optional
Manage variability in volume administration
Advanced hemodynamic parameters provided by the Acumen IQ sensor may be used in perioperative goal-directed therapy (PGDT) protocols
PGDT is a treatment protocol using dynamic, flow-based parameters with the objective of making the appropriate volume management decisions. PGDT can be implemented in a single procedure or as part of a larger initiative such as Enhanced Recovery After Surgery pathways.
Acumen HPI software combined with a treatment protocol achieved statistically significant reduction in hypotension vs. standard of care
Two randomized controlled trials have shown that using Acumen HPI software in combination with a hemodynamic treatment protocol significantly reduced the incidence and duration of hypotensive events in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery.
Reference: 1. Cannesson, M. (2010) Arterial pressure variation and goal-directed fluid therapy. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 24(3), 487-97.
Cerebral oximetry calibrated and validated to SjvO Somatic oximetry calibrated and validated to ScvO
Giving you the insights to protect brain health
ForeSight sensor provides continuous, absolute StO readings without the need for a preinduction baseline – while still giving you the freedom to set treatment thresholds and trend from a patient baseline.
ForeSight sensor algorithms are calibrated and validated to both cerebral and somatic regions:
Algorithms tailored to placement on body
Because ForeSight sensor integrates with HemoSphere monitor, you get more than numbers – you get comprehensive insights into patient perfusion, as well as the ability to see the root cause of imbalances.
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In addition to StO measurements, ForeSight sensor trends the relative change in total tissue hemoglobin (ΔctHb). The ΔctHb parameter gives you greater insights into potential causes of StO imbalances so that you can better understand and respond to desaturation events.
Greater insights into desaturation events
ForeSight sensor provides continuous, absolute StO readings without the need for a preinduction baseline –while still giving you the freedom to set treatment thresholds and trend from a patient baseline.
Due to the limitations in some other tissue oximetry system designs, patient differences including melanin or bilirubin concentrations, cranial thickness, etc. can cloud the accuracy – and therefore the reliability – of oxygenation measures.
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Multiple studies have shown that Acumen HPI software:
Achieves statistically significant reduction of hypotension when combined with a treatment protocol in noncardiac surgery vs. standard of care Demonstrates superior predictive abilities for hypotension than common hemodynamic parameters such as cardiac output (CO), stroke volume (SV), and changes in mean arterial pressure (MAP) Has proven and reliable accuracy
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The HPI high alert popup alerts you when your patient is trending toward or experiencing a hypotensive event.* If the HPI parameter value exceeds 85 for two consecutive 20-second updates or reaches 100 at any time, the HPI high alert popup window will appear, prompting you to review the patient hemodynamics using the HPI secondary screen.
HPI high alert popup
The advanced hemodynamic pressure and flow parameters provided on the HPI secondary screen allow you to investigate and identify the root cause of potentially developing hypotensive events.
HPI secondary screen
The HPI parameter value is updated every 20 seconds, providing continuous predictive insights into developing hypotensive events.*
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Case study: Clinical utility of dP/dt
Hypotension Prediction Index (HPI) Parameter
In two-wavelength tissue oximetry systems, skin pigmentation has been shown to interfere with the clinical measurement of regional cerebral oxygen saturation. (Sun et al. )
The advanced hemodynamic parameters on the secondary screen are arranged visually by:
Preload Contractility Afterload
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Stroke volume variation (SVV) or Pulse pressure variation (PPV) The percent difference between minimum and maximum stroke volume (SV) or pulse pressure (PP) during a respiratory cycle It may be used as an indicator of fluid responsiveness.
Contractility
Systolic slope (dP/dt) Maximum upslope of the arterial pressure waveform from a peripheral artery. It measures the maximum rate of the arterial pressure rise during left ventricular contraction Changes from baseline or trend values of arterial dP/dt are more useful than absolute values, and may be an indicator of increasing or decreasing contractility
Afterload
Dynamic arterial elastance (Ea ) The ratio of pulse pressure variation to stroke volume variation It may be used as a predictor to determine when a preload responsive patient may also be pressure responsive. Ea greater than 1.0 may suggest that preload responsive patients will increase their mean arterial pressure in response to a fluid bolus
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Research shows that a 2 cm depth of penetration is insuffcient for accurate measurement of StO in adult cardiac patients with a deeper scalp-to-cortex distance. But ForeSight sensor is designed to penetrate deeper. At 2.5 cm, ForeSight sensor can provide reliable readings for patients with greater than 2 cm scalp-to-cortex distance.
Designed to penetrate 25% deeper than other technologies
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Created with patient differences in mind
ForeSight sensor has been demonstrated to accommodate for the melanin present in a patient’s skin because of its fifth wavelength of near infrared light (NIRS). (Stannard et al. )
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As the only tissue oximetry system with a sensor design that incorporates a fifth wavelength of near infrared light (NIRS), ForeSight sensor can account for these patient differences – enabling reliable StO measures from patient to patient.
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Studies show ForeSight sensor accounts for individual differences in melanin
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Unlocks the Acumen Hypotension Prediction Index software. Connects to any existing radial arterial line. Automatically updates advanced parameters every 20 seconds, reflecting rapid physiological changes in moderate- to high-risk surgery.
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Tissue oximetry measures are only one part of a surgical patient’s hemodynamic profile. That’s why ForeSight sensor is available as part of HemoSphere advanced monitoring platform, the only system that allows you to see a comprehensive view of patient perfusion on one monitor.
This “all-in-one” view delivers comprehensive insights into patient perfusion that can help you drill down to identify the root cause of imbalances – enabling you to administer interventions with confidence.
Identify the root cause of events
Another parameter available on HemoSphere platform is Hypotension Prediction Index (HPI), available through Acumen HPI software. This first-of-its kind of predictive software that alerts you to the likelihood of a patient trending toward hypotension which may help you prevent or mitigate cerebral desaturations caused by hypotension.
Predict hypotension
In addition to saving limited space in your OR, integrating tissue oximetry and hemodynamics into a single monitor eliminates the need to manually process and integrate your pressure, flow, and tissue oximetry measures.
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ForeSight sensor is available as part of HemoSphere advanced monitoring platform – making it the only system that allows you to see a comprehensive view of patient perfusion (including pressure, flow, and tissue oximetry) on one monitor.
Publication in JAMA: “Effect of a Machine Learning–Derived Early Warning System for Intraoperative Hypotension vs Standard Care on Depth and Duration of Intraoperative Hypotension During Elective Noncardiac Surgery: The HYPE Randomized Clinical Trial”
HYPE trial results featured in JAMA
Elective, noncardiac surgery patients monitored with Acumen HPI software had a median time of hypotension per patient of 8 minutes compared to 32.7 minutes in the control group. Time-weighted average of hypotension combines the duration and the severity of hypotension corrected for the total duration of the procedure. With Acumen HPI software, the study showed a median .38 mmHg difference between the interventional and control group. The Acumen HPI software secondary screen provided insight into the potential root cause of that hypotension, enabling clinicians to identify the appropriate treatment course.
Publication in the Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing: “Hypotension Prediction Index based protocolized haemodynamic management reduces the incidence and duration of intraoperative hypotension in primary total hip arthroplasty: a single centre feasibility randomised blinded prospective interventional trial”
Results from Acumen HPI implementation in total hip arthroplasty prospective trial
Number of hypotensive events per hour (n/hr) Absolute IOH time (sec) Relative IOH time (IOH time as % of total anesthesia time)
Acumen Hypotension Prediction Index software combined with protocolized treatment was shown to reduce the relative and absolute duration of hypotensive events in total hip arthroplasty patients, in comparison to a historical and prospective control group.
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Prediction of hypotension at 5 minutes before an event
Publication in Anesthesia and Analgesia: “Ability of an Arterial Waveform Analysis–Derived Hypotension Prediction Index to Predict Future Hypotensive Events in Surgical Patients” When compared with hemodynamic parameters such as SV, CO, SVV, and MAP, Acumen HPI software showed a higher predictive performance at 5 and 10 minutes before hypotension in this study.
Acumen HPI software had superior ability to predict hypotensive events than common hemodynamic parameters
Receiver operating characteristic curves for HPI, CO, SV, MAP, PP, HR, SVV, and shock index for prediction hypotension 5 and 10 min before the event.
Publication in Anesthesiology: “Machine-learning Algorithm to Predict Hypotension Based on High-fidelity Arterial Pressure Waveform Analysis”
Acumen HPI software demonstrated high accuracy in predicting hypotension
Predictive algorithms can be assessed via a ROC curve, with the AUC showing the predictive power of the algorithm for a specific dataset. At 10 minutes before an event, Acumen HPI software predicted hypotension with a specificity and sensitivity of 89% and 90% respectively, and with an AUC of 0.95 in this study.
AUC=area under curve; ROC=receiver operating characteristic.
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Prediction of hypotension at 10 minutes before an event
ROC closest to the y-axis approaches a perfect model, with fewer false-positive and false-negative values
Hypotension was defined as a MAP <65 mmHg for at least 1 minute.
Acumen Hypotension Prediction Index (HPI) software
Unlocked by Acumen IQ cuff or Acumen IQ sensor, Acumen HPI software is a first-of-its-kind technology that provides you with information regarding the likelihood of a patient trending toward hypotension.
The only modular hemodynamic monitoring platform to offer full-range cuff, sensor and catheter compatibility and first-of-its-kind predictive decision support software, HemoSphere advanced monitoring platform enables proactive, individualized patient management.
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