Quality improvement standards for intensive care unit monitors: we must be informed and involved.
1992
B A Shapiro
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MeSH Term
Description
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D007362
Intensive Care Units
Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill patients.
ICU Intensive Care Units,Intensive Care Unit,Unit, Intensive Care
D008991
Monitoring, Physiologic
The continuous measurement of physiological processes, blood pressure, heart rate, renal output, reflexes, respiration, etc., in a patient or experimental animal; includes pharmacologic monitoring, the measurement of administered drugs or their metabolites in the blood, tissues, or urine.
A system for verifying and maintaining a desired level of quality in a product or process by careful planning, use of proper equipment, continued inspection, and corrective action as required. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)