Monitoring the monitors - Beyond risk management

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-3

  Thompson, J P ^a   Mahajan, R P ^b  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; CAPNOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GAS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MONITOR; NERVE STIMULATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VENTILATOR;

EID: 33745699022     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael139     Document Type: Editorial

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