title: Basic equipment requirements for hemodynamic monitoring.
abstract: Hemodynamic monitoring in the critically ill patient requires the use of sophisticated electronic devices. To use this equipment one should have a general understanding of the principles involved and the requirements of a reliable system. This communication serves to explain the requirements of the various components of a hemodynamic monitoring system and to demonstrate how they interact to produce accurate and safe electronic signals from mechanical wave forms obtained from the patient.
mesh_terms: D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D003201:Computers; D003202:Computers, Analog; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D004582:Electronics, Medical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014160:Transducers, Pressure