Communication latencies of wireless devices suitable for time-critical messaging to anesthesia providers

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 911-918

  Epstein, Richard H ^a   Dexter, Franklin ^b   Rothman, Brian ^c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTERNET; LOCAL AREA NETWORK; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; TEXT MESSAGING; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; CELLULAR PHONE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNET; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEXT MESSAGING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84876566950     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: 15267598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e31826bb60e     Document Type: Article

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