Even though some of the monitor devices have become much more sophisticated than their primitive counterparts, the alarms which have been incorporated with individual devices over the most recent decades are still quite primitive. Even though the recognized clinical need for improved alarm systems is very dramatic, effecting such change is still very difficult and slow. This represents a challenging clinical need for improved clinical decision support systems. In the years since, practically every monitor device has incorporated some form of alarm system.
Visual displays offer monitored wave forms and alphanumeric values in a consistent array.
Particularly during expected intervals of rapid change and predictably variable patient responses, attention is diverted from vital activities. 8 N 1 Jan 1992, pp. Otherwise uneventful recovery occurred after ventilation was resumed. Linear thinking suggests a rules-based approach, and some have been devised. Since they offer familiarity and ready understanding, they are more readily accepted.