The Use of Graphic Monitoring during Mechanical Ventilation.

Son,  Dong Woo

Review

Journal of the Korean Society of Neonatology 2010;17(1):1-12.
Published online May 1, 2010.

The Use of Graphic Monitoring during Mechanical Ventilation.

Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon, Korea. sondw@gilhospital.com

기계적 환기기 사용중 그래픽 모니터링의 활용

Abstract

Graphic monitoring assists the clinician at the bedside in several ways. It can be helpful in fine-tuning or adjusting ventilator parameters. Graphic monitoring may help to determine the patient's response to pharmacologic agents. The clinician also has the ability to trend monitored events over a prolonged period of time. The neonatal patient's self respiration, synchrony to ventilator and respiratory efforts can be well recognized with graphic monitoring. Of all, it may enable detection of complications before they become clinically apparent. This article introduces the basics of real-time graphics.

Key Words: Computer graphics; Newborn; Monitoring; Mechanical ventilators; Respiration