title: Concepts in critical data evaluation and neonatal monitoring.
abstract: The monitoring of patient variables should be preceded by a careful evaluation of the patient's status and the specific informational goals which monitoring will attain. The importance of selecting appropriate monitoring devices and assessing raw data critically is emphasized.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D009725:Nurseries, Hospital; D013223:Statistics as Topic