Telemetry monitoring in acute and critical care.
With the expansion of higher acuity patients in noncritical care areas, the perceived need for arrhythmia monitoring has also escalated. For institutions pursuing this expansion, many factors must be kept in mind, including patient criteria for telemetry initiation and discontinuation, staff competency of ECG interpretation, safety, technology required, usability, and cost effectiveness. All of these issues must be addressed according to the individual institution's needs and the needs of the patient populations they serve.
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Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
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D000208:Acute Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003422:Critical Care / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013686:Telemetry / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing / Q000639:trends