Definition and detection of alarms in critical care

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 5-11

  Morgan, C J ^a   Takala, J ^b   DeBacker, D ^c   Sukuvaara, T ^d   Kari, A ^b  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alarm conditions; Critical care; Signal processing

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

ALARM CONDITIONS; CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE;

PATIENT MONITORING;

ALARM MONITORING; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DECISION MAKING; INTENSIVE CARE; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 0030271265     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-2607(96)01758-0     Document Type: Article

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