A Microcomputer-Based Charting System for Documentation of Heamodynamic, Respiratory Parameters and Drug Administration During Cardiac Anaesthesia

Abstract

The practice of documentation of respiratory and heamodynamic parameters during an anaesthetic procedure has proven to be of great value. Documentation of anaesthetic records can be achieved by either manual or automatic methods. Manual record keeping is done by entering into the chart, the relevant parameters every 15 minutes. Manual record keeping was found to be laborious and time consuming specially during an acute episode. During this period, important vital information was often missed and forgotten. In such situations conventional record keeping by hand has proved to be unsatisfactory and unreliable. If one is looking for precise documentation then automatic recording system is preferable.