Time accuracy of a radio frequency identification patient tracking system for recording operating room timestamps

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1183-1186

  Marjamaa, Riitta A ^a   Torkki, Paulus M ^a   Torkki, Markus I ^b   Kirvelä, Olli A ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b GE Healthcare Finland Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDOOR POSITIONING SYSTEM; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REFERENCE VALUE; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

EID: 33645518517     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000196527.96964.72     Document Type: Article

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