Evaluation of a long-term continuous full disclosure archiving system for multi-parameter patient monitoring devices

This paper evaluates the design and implementation of a long-term full disclosure archiving system for use in patient monitoring settings. The eData TapeRec system continuously collects and stores waveforms, parameters and monitoring alarms from the patient monitors in the intensive care cardiology unit, intensive care thoracic surgery unit, the medium care units and operating rooms of the Erasmus MC. The recorded data can be archived to offline storage media (CD/DVD) and exported to open file formats, such as MIT/Physionet. The eData TapeRec system is in use since 2004 at the Erasmus MC and in other institutes.