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British Journal of Anaesthesia 2006 97(1):1-3; doi:10.1093/bja/ael139
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Monitoring the monitors—beyond risk management

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Monitoring, to health care professionals and in particular anaesthetists, usually means the continuous measurement of patient variables over time. However, the word monitor derives from the Latin monere (to warn) and modern English dictionaries include almost a dozen different connotations. These range from an observational warning or recording device (or individual) to audiovisual terminology, a senior school pupil and types of lizard or warship. In a similar way, the term monitor in anaesthesia, critical care, pain management or perioperative medicine actually encompasses a variety of technologies that address diverse but overlapping aspects of anaesthesia and medical care. Over the past two decades, these technologies have advanced greatly and the availability of monitoring devices has multiplied exponentially. This has occurred in conjunction with the developments in electronics, computing, information technology and mobile communications, which has characterized the past 20 yr. This issue of the British Journal of Anaesthesia is based on . . . [Full Text of this Article]

J. P. Thompson1,* and R. P. Mahajan2

1 University Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Division of Anaesthesia Critical Care and Pain Management Leicester Royal Infirmary Leicester UK
2 University Hospitals NHS Trust, Queen's Medical Centre Nottingham UK

*E-mail: jt23@le.ac.uk


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