Patient monitor, central unit

Intended purpose

A unit for the collection, processing and often display of vital signs/patient data from one, or often more, bedside patient monitoring units. It produces visible and/or audible signals/alarms when adverse conditions are registered. It will be typically located in an intensive care unit or a coronary ward at a central patient monitoring station where the staff can monitor many patients simultaneously, e.g. six to twelve beds. Additional features may be, e.g. Holter or St-segment monitoring.