title: An architecture for the automatic acquisition of vital signs by clinical information systems.
abstract: An architecture is presented which provides clinical information systems with access to vital sign information from medical devices. Middleware components encapsulate details of communicating with devices whilst adoption of de facto and international standards maximizes interoperability with client software. An application in routine clinical use is described.
authors.affiliation: Regional Medical Physics Department, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Sims
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Pay
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003199:Computer Systems; D003422:Critical Care; D003625:Data Collection; D003628:Database Management Systems; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D008485:Medical Audit; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation; D012984:Software; D018511:Systems Integration; D014584:User-Computer Interface