Computers in the care of the critically ill patient.
The use of computer-based care-oriented physiologic evaluation is still in its developmental stage. However, it seems likely that the capability of computer-based applications to critically ill patients are such that quality and cost-effective intensive care can be delivered in a timely and expeditious fashion. This application has a high promise of helping to reduce the mortality and morbidity of the critically ill or injured surgical patient, now and in the future.
D000328:Adult; D001481:Basal Metabolism; D003201:Computers; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D012119:Respiration; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000628:therapy; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance