Patent ID: 8892194

Claim:
A patient monitoring system comprising: a plurality of electrocardiogram (ECG) electrodes configured to attach to a patient; a plurality of ECG lead channels configured to communicate with the plurality of ECG electrodes; an ECG respiration component configured to communicate with the plurality of ECG lead channels to produce a first respiration signal based on variations detected in the ECG lead channels; a pressure sensor configured to attach to the patient; a pressure measurement channel configured to communicate with the pressure sensor; a pressure respiration component configured to detect pressure variations in the pressure measurement channel and to produce a second respiration signal based on the pressure variations; respiration decision logic configured to compare respective signal qualities of the first and second respiration signals and to select at least one of the first and second respiration signals based on the respective signal qualities to produce a respiration rate; and a display device to provide indicia of the respiration rate.