Vol. XIII, No. 1Archive > January, 2012
Anesthesia Alert
Time to Upgrade Your Vital Signs Monitors?
Jay Horowitz, CRNA; and Jay Horowitz, CRNA
The days of choosing a vital signs monitor based solely on how it performs in the OR are over. Today's devices are designed for use by pre- and post-op nursing staffs and anesthesia providers, who all have multiple needs, experiences and understandings of patient monitoring. That's a lot to consider, but we can boil those requirements down to 4 must-have features.
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