Solvemed's Leadership Team was honoured to strengthen our connection with the global community of critical care clinicians at the CHEST 2023 Annual Meeting, the premier event for critical care, pulmonary, and sleep medicine specialists, hosted by the American College of Chest Physicians.
CHEST 2023 attracted over 5,000 clinicians and healthcare professionals worldwide, highlighting the latest advancements in critical care, respiratory health, and sleep medicine. The conference particularly emphasized integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into respiratory and cardiac care, as well as optimizing data management in hospital and pre-hospital emergency settings.
Solvemed proudly showcased our PuRe™ Pupillometer, an innovative Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) specifically engineered for neuro-monitoring in critical care environments. This AI-driven technology enables rapid, precise, and non-invasive measurement of pupil size and reactivity, significantly enhancing brain health assessments and clinical decision-making. Accurate pupil reactivity assessment is particularly crucial in cardiovascular care settings, such as cardiac arrest and cardiogenic shock, where early prognostication of neurological outcomes can directly influence treatment pathways and improve patient survival rates.
Recent research underscores the importance of accurate and reproducible neuro-monitoring in cardiac critical care. Guidelines developed by Rajajee et al. (2023) emphasize the significance of multimodal neuroprognostication in patients who remain comatose after cardiac arrest, highlighting reliable predictors such as pupillary light responses and somatosensory evoked potentials, reinforcing the need for precision monitoring tools in cardiac critical care environments (Rajajee et al., 2023).
Furthermore, studies by Nyholm et al. (2022) have demonstrated that automated quantitative pupillometry offers superior reproducibility and repeatability compared to manual pupillary assessments, presenting high reliability in critically ill cardiac patients. Automated quantitative pupillometry significantly reduces observer error and increases detection of abnormal pupillary reactivity, underscoring its clinical value in cardiac critical care monitoring (Nyholm et al., 2022).
In the context of cardiac surgery, Lee et al. (2023) identified that abnormal intraoperative pupillary light response measurements obtained through quantitative pupillometry strongly correlate with postoperative delirium, suggesting that precise intraoperative quantitative pupillometry can serve as a predictive tool for postoperative neurological outcomes in cardiac surgical patients. This highlights the importance of integrating automated quantitative pupillometry into clinical practice for early detection and intervention in high-risk cardiac patients (Lee et al., 2023).
These findings collectively support Solvemed's PuRe™ Pupillometer's utility in cardiac critical care settings, emphasizing rapid, precise, and non-invasive quantitative pupillometry for neuro-monitoring critical to managing cardiac patient care effectively.
CHEST 2023 provided an exceptional opportunity for direct clinician engagement, valuable feedback exchange, and exploration of how Solvemed's PuRe™ Pupillometer can further revolutionize patient management in critical and emergency care.
Looking forward, Solvemed remains dedicated to advancing critical care through continued innovation in AI-driven medical devices, committed to enhancing patient outcomes and supporting clinicians globally. We eagerly anticipate future CHEST conferences as vital forums for collaborative progress in healthcare technology.
Hirsch KG, Abella BS, Amorim E, Bader MK, Barletta JF, Berg K mfl. Critical Care Management of Patients After Cardiac Arrest: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association and Neurocritical Care Society. Neurocrit Care. 2023; https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-023-01871-6.
Nyholm B, Obling L, Hassager C, Grand J, Møller J, Othman M mfl. Superior reproducibility and repeatability in automated quantitative pupillometry compared to standard manual assessment, and quantitative pupillary response parameters present high reliability in critically ill cardiac patients. PLoS ONE. 2022;17(7):e0272303. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272303.
Rajajee V, Muehlschlegel S, Wartenberg KE, Alexander SA, Busl KM, Chou SHY mfl. Guidelines for Neuroprognostication in Comatose Adult Survivors of Cardiac Arrest. Neurocrit Care. 2023; https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-023-01688-3.
Lee S, Jung DE, Park D, Kim TJ, Lee HC, Bae J mfl. Intraoperative neurological pupil index and postoperative delirium and neurologic adverse events after cardiac surgery: an observational study. Sci Rep. 2023;13:13838. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41151-z.
Over the next few days our co-founders Hugo Chrost and Michal Wlodarski will be proudly representing Solvemed at the Neurocritical Care Society Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. With over 2,000 attendees, this event assembles the world's foremost community of Critical Care specialists and pioneering companies. All united with a singular vision: transforming the sector to be more efficient, accessible, and innovative. Solvemed’s Team is honored to be a part of such an incredible group!
