Microcomputer Assisted Cardiovascular Monitoring

Abstract

A large amount of data must be obtained from critically ill patients to ensure that any adverse trend can be detected and corrected as soon as possible. Such patients may have displayed at the bedside the electrocardiogram, systemic arterial pressure, pulmonary arterial pressure, central venous pressure, pulmonary inflation pressure and expired minute volume, all of which must be noted and recorded. The volume of fluid infused and the patient’s urine output must be measured along with the core and peripheral temperatures.