Abstract
Say “intensive care monitoring,” and the picture that pops into most physicians’ minds involves blood-pressure or ECG monitoring. These measurements were certainly the focus of the initial monitoring systems introduced 20 years ago; but newer systems dealing with a much broader class of information are now becoming available. The following fictitious scenario illustrates the kinds of things that can be done with today’s technology.
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Gardner, R.M. (1987). Computerized Management of Intensive Care Patients. In: McDonald, C.J. (eds) Images, Signals and Devices. M. D. Computing: Benchmark Papers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4710-4_5
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