DocumentCode :
966855
Title :
The Digital Computer as a Tool in an Intensive Care Unit
Author :
Kempner, K.M. ; Risso, W.L. ; Syed, D.
Volume :
5
Issue :
6
fYear :
1972
Firstpage :
38
Lastpage :
43
Abstract :
Digital computers have become valuable assistants in the intensive care units of many American hospitals. Computerized patient monitoring systems offer the potential for improved patient care by aiding in the early identification of trends in monitored physiologic para- meters and by relieving the medical staff of many of the repetitive clerical tasks which occupy their time. Advanced monitoring systems further assist by initiating blood replacement and drug infusions under carefully controlled conditions. Consideration of several operational systems in the United States supports these concepts. A state-of-the- art intensive care unit monitoring system, currently being implemented at the National Institutes of Health, is described in depth.
Keywords :
Art; Biomedical monitoring; Blood; Computerized monitoring; Condition monitoring; Control systems; Drugs; Hospitals; Medical control systems; Patient monitoring;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Computer
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9162
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/C-M.1972.216995
Filename :
1641629
Link To Document :
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