CPC A61B 5/412 (2013.01) [A61B 5/14552 (2013.01); A61B 5/1491 (2013.01); A61B 5/6831 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A system for evaluating a septic patient, the system comprising:
a patient support device including a frame connected to a motor, the frame configured to tilt from a rested position to a tilted position;
a sensor configured to non-invasively measure one or more vital signs before and after the frame is tilted; and
a control device having a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the control device to:
obtain a first vital sign measurement from the septic patient when the frame is in the rested position;
tilt the frame from the rested position into the tilted position;
obtain a second vital sign measurement from the septic patient when the frame is in the tilted position; and
determine whether a status of the septic patient is improving based on the first and second vital sign measurements.
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