TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 106. Monitoring of Vital Function A1 - Lister, George E. A2 - Rudolph, Colin D. A2 - Rudolph, Abraham M. A2 - Lister, George E. A2 - First, Lewis R. A2 - Gershon, Anne A. PY - 2011 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e AB - Patients with serious illness or injury or life-threatening states invariably require close observation to detect changes in function or state. Electronic monitoring complements the information gathered from direct physical examination by providing (1) repetitive or continuous assessment that does not disturb the patient, (2) a means for detecting the effect of interventions, and (3) warning signals for physiological disturbances that permit staff to observe multiple patients simultaneously. Current monitoring devices also frequently have the capacity to store data that can be reviewed subsequently for analysis. Because of the vital importance of circulatory and respiratory function, much of the monitoring in common use tracks activity of these systems, and such monitoring is the focus of this section. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6720590 ER -