The most common vital parameters are integrated into most monitors. The parameters you'll find vary. Some monitors are configured, others modular. They may be configured as portable or bedside, modular bedside, or as flexible systems that transform patient rooms into monitored rooms. The selection committee should list its needs and goals first.
Integration is key.
Like all patient-care devices, users need to examine the ease of use and reliability of vital signs monitors. On a deeper level, users must address local integration of bedside devices. The goal of integration is to have data from various devices available in one place, such as the bedside monitor or a central monitoring station. Integration requires that devices share information. 2 Large single vendors may offer a wide range of products and applications that can share information.