IRVINE, Calif., Oct 27, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Masimo (Nasdaq: MASI) announced today that over 20 new clinical studies showcasing Masimo noninvasive patient monitoring technologies were presented last week at the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting in San Diego, California. The largest gathering of anesthesiologists in the world, the ASA Annual Meeting provides an important platform for previewing the latest in medical developments and clinical research to industry thought-leaders.
Noninvasive and Continuous Hemoglobin (SpHb®)
This year, 10 new clinical studies examining the accuracy and clinical utility of SpHb monitoring in a variety of patient populations were conducted and presented by a variety of researchers from leading institutions around the world. Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, in an NIH-funded randomized controlled trial, showed SpHb monitoring reduced the frequency of intraoperative transfusions by 86% (0.6% vs. 4.5%)(1) while Dr. Ronald Miller, from the University of California-San Francisco, confirmed its value in transfusion medicine, concluding that SpHb may "facilitate the decision as to whether blood should be administered"(2) and Dr. Lionel Lamhaut, after evaluating patients undergoing urologic surgery using SpHb monitoring in a study conducted at Necker University Hospital in Paris, France, suggested "daily use of this technology."(3)
Several studies highlighted the accuracy of SpHb monitoring, including Dr. Chunyuan Qui from Kaiser Permanente who, in the first multi-center study of SpHb in a large integrated healthcare delivery network, evaluated its accuracy "over a wide range of hemoglobin values" and concluded SpHb "has the significant potential to facilitate real time decisions and to avoid the complications, expense and discomfort associated with invasive blood draws."(4) Dr. Juan Soliveres, from University Hospital in Valencia, Spain, monitored surgical patients and concluded that SpHb demonstrated "clinically-acceptable accuracy and precision"(5) and Dr. Kathleen Richard, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, showed SpHb guided "early goal-directed therapy with an appropriate patient-centered algorithm in patient populations that lack more invasive access for such monitoring."(6) In a separate study, Dr. Richard demonstrated SpHb's value in trending patients with significant co-morbidities during high-risk surgical procedures, noting that SpHb may "reduce serial and invasive hemoglobin measurements and tests" in the operative environment and may also "add value to care and reduce laboratory costs in many other clinical locations and scenarios (ICU, PACU, Jehovah's Witness patients, pediatrics, etc.)"(7)
The final three studies presented on SpHb examined its application and benefit across patient populations and procedures. At the University of Texas Medical Branch, Dr. Michael Kinsky presented his findings on two case reports demonstrating SpHb to be an "effective noninvasive indicator of vascular volume expansion" and suggested that it could "help guide fluid resuscitation during hemorrhage."(8) Dr. Aubrey Yao, in a study conducted at the University of California-Davis, found SpHb to be "a feasible alternative to invasive hemoglobin monitoring" in cardiac surgery patients(9) while Dr. Jochen Renner, at the University Hospital in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, studied its accuracy in infants undergoing major surgery and concluded that SpHb showed "clinical acceptable agreement with standard laboratory hemoglobin measurement."(10)
Rainbow Acoustic Monitoring™
Two studies presented on Masimo's newest rainbow measurement--acoustic respiration rate (RRa™)--underscored its accuracy and applicability across hospital care areas. Dr. Jim Kumpula, at Swedish Medical Center, found RRa to be an accurate, easy, automatic method of measuring respiration rate at the bedside that could be of "significant value in a wide range of clinical settings including the general care floor, PACU, OR, sleep laboratories, and any care area utilizing conscious sedation."(11) And at Loma Linda Medical Center, Dr. Mark Macknet found RAM was "better tolerated by patients and easier to use for clinical staff than capnography as some patients do not tolerate the presence of the nasal cannula needed for this technology."(12)
Patient SafetyNet™
Dr. Andreas Taenzer, in a study conducted on two post-surgical units at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, found that Masimo Patient SafetyNet significantly reduced ICU transfers by 30% and rescue events in both a high-risk (vascular and cardiothoracic) and low-risk general care floor post-surgical unit.(13)
PVI®
Two studies demonstrated comparable accuracy between Masimo PVI for noninvasive fluid responsiveness assessments and invasive methods. Dr. Jochen Renner, at University Hospital in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, found that PVI >14.5% "reliably predicted fluid responsiveness in infants and neonates undergoing congenital heart surgery with 80% sensitivity and specificity," but invasive CVP did not(14) and Dr. Koff, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, showed that while Masimo PVI had "consistent agreement" with invasive methods of assessing fluid responsiveness (71%), other more manual calculation measures (PPV and SPV) were less accurate at 62%.(15)
Other studies presented on Masimo technologies included a study led by Dr. Soehnke Boye, at the University Medical Center in Schleswig Holstein, Germany, who "strongly recommended" Masimo SpMet monitoring for patients undergoing liposuction due to the high methemoglobinemia toxicity risks associated with use of local tumescent anesthesia, including lidocaine and prilocaine.(16) Two case reports from Dr. Patrick Olomu, at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, demonstrated the "emerging utility of noninvasive technology in clinical anesthetic practice," concluding that Masimo PI is a "useful tool in assessing the efficacy of therapeutic interventions in the management of low perfusion states associated with traumatic vascular or soft tissue injury."(17) And, in a study conducted at Loma Linda University, Dr. Martin Allard concluded that Masimo's brain function monitoring technology (SEDLine PSA4000) "adequately and consistently reports burst suppression events as compared to the standard EEG," allowing SEDLine to be used "in selected settings in place of standard EEG."(18)
According to Dr. Michael O'Reilly, Chief Medical Officer of Masimo, "The growing volume of independent clinical studies with Masimo technologies confirms noninvasive, continuous monitoring is taking center stage within the minds and research agendas of the world's leading clinical authorities. While it is inspiring to see such an explosion of research interest and excitement generated by our innovations, the true value of any medical technology is in what you can do clinically to benefit patients. The impact our monitoring technologies are having on both clinical practice and patient care, as evidenced by the results of the randomized control trial on SpHb, is most satisfying because it gets to the heart of our mission of 'Improving patient outcomes and reducing the cost of care by taking noninvasive monitoring to new sites and applications.'"
About Masimo
Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) is the global leader in innovative noninvasive monitoring technologies that significantly improve patient care--helping solve "unsolvable" problems. In 1995, the company debuted Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, known as Masimo SET®, which virtually eliminated false alarms and increased pulse oximetry's ability to detect life-threatening events. More than 100 independent and objective studies demonstrate Masimo SET provides the most reliable SpO2 and pulse rate measurements even under the most challenging clinical conditions, including patient motion and low peripheral perfusion. In 2005, Masimo introduced rainbow® SET Pulse CO-Oximetry™ technology, allowing noninvasive and continuous monitoring of blood constituents that previously required invasive procedures, including total hemoglobin (SpHb®), oxygen content (SpOC™), carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO®), methemoglobin (SpMet®), and Pleth Variability Index (PVI®), in addition to SpO2, pulse rate, and perfusion index (PI). In 2008, Masimo introduced Patient SafetyNet™, a remote monitoring and wireless clinician notification system designed to help hospitals avoid preventable deaths and injuries associated with failure to rescue events. In 2009, Masimo introduced rainbow Acoustic Monitoring™, the first-ever noninvasive and continuous monitoring of acoustic respiration rate (RRa™). Masimo's rainbow SET technology platform offers a breakthrough in patient safety by helping clinicians detect life-threatening conditions and helping guide treatment options. In 2010, Masimo acquired SEDLine®, a pioneer in the development of innovative brain function monitoring technology and devices. Masimo SET and Masimo rainbow SET technologies can be also found in over 100 multiparameter patient monitors from over 50 medical device manufacturers around the world. Founded in 1989, Masimo has the mission of "Improving Patient Outcomes and Reducing Cost of Care ... by Taking Noninvasive Monitoring to New Sites and Applications®." Additional information about Masimo and its products may be found at http://www.masimo.com/.
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