RT Book, Section
A1 Lister, George E.
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 6720590
T1 Chapter 106. Monitoring of Vital Function
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6720590
RD 2024/04/24
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.