Vital USA Respiratory Rate Validation In Adults

Purpose of Clinical Investigation Respiratory Rate is an important physiological measurement in the healthcare setting. End Tidal Carbon Dioxide (EtCO2) is considered to be the highest level of safety and accuracy in Respiratory Rate monitoring by the American Society of Anesthesiology and the American Association of Respiratory Care.

The purpose of this study was to conduct a Respiratory Rate accuracy validation comparing the Vital Detect to an FDA cleared End Tidal Carbon Dioxide monitor Reference Standard (GE Datex-Ohmeda).

Respiratory Rate is an important physiological measurement in the healthcare setting. End Tidal Carbon Dioxide (EtCO2) is considered to be the highest level of safety and accuracy in Respiratory Rate monitoring by the American Society of Anesthesiology and the American Association of Respiratory Care.

The purpose of this study was to conduct a Respiratory Rate accuracy validation comparing the Vital Detect to an FDA cleared End Tidal Carbon Dioxide monitor Reference Standard (GE Datex-Ohmeda).

Inclusion criteria

• Subject must have the ability to understand and provide written informed consent
• Subject is adult over 18 years of age
• Subject must be willing and able to comply with study procedures and duration
• Subject is a non-smoker
• Male or female of any race

Exclusion criteria

Subject is considered as being morbidly obese (defined as BMI >39.5)

• Compromised circulation, injury, or physical malformation of fingers, toes, hands, ears or forehead/skull or other sensor sites which would limit the ability to test sites needed for the study. (Note: Certain malformations may still allow subjects to participate if the condition is noted and would not affect the particular sites utilized.)
• Subjects with known respiratory conditions such as:

• uncontrolled / severe asthma,
• flu,
• pneumonia / bronchitis,
• shortness of breath / respiratory distress,
• respiratory or lung surgery,
• emphysema, COPD, lung disease
• Subjects with self-reported heart or cardiovascular conditions such as:

• have had cardiovascular surgery
• Chest pain (angina)
• heart rhythms other than a normal sinus rhythm or with respiratory sinus arrhythmia
• previous heart attack
• blocked artery
• unexplained shortness of breath
• congestive heart failure (CHF)
• history of stroke
• transient ischemic attack
• carotid artery disease
• myocardial ischemia
• myocardial infarction
• cardiomyopathy
• Self-reported health conditions as identified in the Health Assessment Form

• diabetes,
• uncontrolled thyroid disease,
• kidney disease / chronic renal impairment,
• history of seizures (except childhood febrile seizures),
• epilepsy,
• history of unexplained syncope,
• recent history of frequent migraine headaches,
• recent head injury within the last 2 months,
• Cancer / chemotherapy
• Other known health condition, should be considered upon disclosure in health assessment form