Regional saturation shock detection method and system

1. A system comprising:

input circuitry configured to receive a regional saturation signal from a regional saturation sensor and a blood pressure signal from blood pressure sensor; and

a processor configured to:

determine a regional saturation parameter of a patient based on the regional saturation signal;

determine a blood pressure parameter of the patient based on the blood pressure signal;

determine the patient is in shock;

determine a treatment for the shock by at least comparing the regional saturation parameter to a first threshold and comparing the blood pressure parameter to a second threshold; and

provide an output based on the determined treatment.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a medical device configured to deliver the treatment to the patient, wherein the processor is configured provide the output by at least controlling the medical device to administer the treatment to the patient.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to control the medical device to administer the treatment to the patient by at least controlling the medical device to deliver a drug to the patient.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the treatment by at least:

determining the regional saturation parameter is above the first threshold;

determining the blood pressure parameter is below the second threshold; and

selecting a warm shock treatment for the patient in response to determining the regional saturation parameter is above the first threshold and determining the blood pressure parameter is below the second threshold.

5. The system of claim 4 , further comprising a medical device, wherein the processor is configured provide the output by at least controlling the medical device to administer the warm shock treatment by at least controlling the medical device to deliver at least one of a vasoconstrictive drug or a fluid bolus to the patient.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the treatment by at least:

determining the regional saturation parameter is below the first threshold;

determining the blood pressure parameter is below the second threshold; and

selecting a cold shock treatment for the patient in response to determining the regional saturation parameter is below the first threshold and determining the blood pressure parameter is below the second threshold.

7. The system of claim 6 , further comprising a medical device, wherein the processor is configured provide the output by at least controlling the medical device to administer the cold shock treatment by at least controlling the medical device to deliver at least one of:

hemoglobin of greater than 7 grams per deciliter (g/dL) to the patient;

fluid to the patient to the patient;

epinephrine to the patient; or

dobutamine and norepinephrine to the patient.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the patient is shock by at least:

comparing the regional saturation parameter to the first threshold;

comparing the blood pressure parameter to the second threshold; and

determining that the patient is in shock based on the comparison of the regional saturation parameter to the first threshold and the comparison of the blood pressure parameter to the second threshold.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the first threshold value based on a location of the regional saturation sensor on the patient.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the first threshold value based on the location of the regional saturation sensor on the patient by at least:

determining the regional saturation sensor is at a cerebral location and selecting a first regional saturation threshold value in response to determining the regional saturation sensor is at the cerebral location; or

determining the regional saturation sensor is at a renal location or an abdominal location on the patient and selecting a second regional saturation threshold value in response to determining the regional saturation sensor is at the renal location or the abdominal location, wherein the first regional saturation threshold value is higher than the second regional saturation threshold.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the regional saturation parameter or the blood pressure parameter is a single value representative of one time point or a plurality of values collected over a predetermined time window.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the regional saturation sensor comprises a first regional saturation sensor and the regional saturation signal comprises a first regional saturation signal, the input circuitry being configured to receive a second regional saturation signal from a second regional saturation sensor, wherein the processor is configured to:

determine the first regional saturation signal indicates a stable cerebral regional oxygen saturation;

determine the second regional saturation signal indicates a decreasing abdominal or renal regional oxygen saturation; and

determine the patient is in pre-shock in response to determining the first regional saturation signal indicates a stable cerebral regional oxygen saturation and the second regional saturation signal indicates a decreasing abdominal or renal regional oxygen saturation.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the regional saturation sensor comprises a first regional saturation sensor and the regional saturation signal comprises a first regional saturation signal, the input circuitry being configured to receive a second regional saturation signal from a second regional saturation sensor, wherein the processor is configured to:

determine that the first regional saturation signal indicates declining cerebral regional oxygen saturation;

determine that the second regional saturation signal indicates a normalizing abdominal or renal regional oxygen saturation; and

determine a shock intervention provided to the patient was successful in response to determining the first regional saturation signal indicates declining cerebral regional oxygen saturation and the second regional saturation signal indicates a normalizing abdominal or renal regional oxygen saturation.

14. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a display, wherein the processor is configured to provide the output by at least presenting information indicative of the determined treatment via the display.

15. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an audio device, wherein the processor is configured to provide the output by at least outputting information indicative of the determined treatment via the audio device.

16. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the treatment by at least:

determining the regional saturation parameter is below the first treatment threshold;

determining the blood pressure parameter is above the second treatment threshold; and

selecting a heart failure treatment for the patient in response to determining the regional saturation parameter is below the first threshold and determining the blood pressure parameter is above the second threshold.

17. A method comprising:

determining, by a processor, a regional saturation parameter of a patient based on a regional saturation signal from a regional saturation sensor;

determining, by the processor, a blood pressure parameter of the patient based on a blood pressure signal from blood pressure sensor;

determining, by the processor, the patient is in shock;

determining, by the processor, a treatment for the shock, wherein determining the treatment comprises comparing the regional saturation parameter to a first threshold and comparing the blood pressure parameter to a second threshold; and

providing, by the processor, an output based on the determined treatment.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein providing the output comprises controlling a medical device to administer the treatment to the patient.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein determining the treatment comprises:

determining the regional saturation parameter is above the first threshold;

determining the blood pressure parameter is below the second threshold; and

selecting a warm shock treatment for the patient in response to determining the regional saturation parameter is above the first threshold and determining the blood pressure parameter is below the second threshold.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein determining the treatment comprises:

determining the regional saturation parameter is below the first threshold;

determining the blood pressure parameter is below the second threshold; and

selecting a cold shock treatment for the patient in response to determining the regional saturation parameter is below the first threshold and determining the blood pressure parameter is below the second threshold.

21. The method of claim 17 , wherein determining the patient is shock comprises:

comparing the regional saturation parameter to the first threshold;

comparing the blood pressure parameter to the second threshold; and

determining that the patient is in shock based on the comparison of the regional saturation parameter to the first threshold and the comparison of the blood pressure parameter to the second threshold.

22. The method of claim 17 , further comprising determining, by the processor, the first threshold value based on a location of the regional saturation sensor on the patient.

23. The method of claim 22 , wherein determining the first threshold value based on the location of the regional saturation sensor on the patient comprises:

determining the regional saturation sensor is at a cerebral location and selecting a first regional saturation threshold value in response to determining the regional saturation sensor is at the cerebral location; or

determining the regional saturation sensor is at a renal location or an abdominal location on the patient and selecting a second regional saturation threshold value in response to determining the regional saturation sensor is at the renal location or the abdominal location, wherein the first regional saturation threshold value is higher than the second regional saturation threshold.

24. The method of claim 17 , wherein providing the output comprises presenting information indicative of the determined treatment via a display.

25. The method of claim 17 , wherein providing the output comprises outputting information indicative of the determined treatment via an audio device.

26. A system comprising:

means for determining a regional saturation parameter of a patient based on a regional saturation signal from a regional saturation sensor;

means for determining a blood pressure parameter of the patient based on a blood pressure signal from blood pressure sensor;

means for determining the patient is in shock based on the regional saturation parameter and the blood pressure parameter;

means for determining a treatment for the shock based on a comparison of the regional saturation parameter to a first threshold and a comparison of the blood pressure parameter to a second threshold; and

means for providing an output based on the determined treatment.

27. The system of claim 26 , wherein the means for determining comprises:

means for determining the first threshold value based on a location of the regional saturation sensor on the patient;

means for comparing the regional saturation parameter to the first threshold;

means for comparing the blood pressure parameter to the second threshold; and

means for determining that the patient is in shock based on the comparison of the regional saturation parameter to the first threshold and the comparison of the blood pressure parameter to the second threshold.