Method for monitoring patient data and circuit arrangement therefor
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1. A method in a computer for monitoring data of a patient and processing said patient data is display processors for selectively displaying said patient data, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing a multiplicity of switching combinations in a storage field;
sensing data corresponding to vital signals of the patient with a plurality of sensors;
storing the data in trend memories connected to respective ones of the sensors of collecting a plurality of sets of data with each one of the sets of data relating to one of the vital signs;
selecting a specific one of the switching combinations with an image selection switch connected to the storage field and placing the selected switching combination in an active memory;
configuring a switching matrix, connected to said active memory and to said trend memories, in response to said selected switching combination to select particular ones of said sets of data for a particular organ or organ system;
processing the particular ones of said sets of data for said particular organ or organ system in said display processors, which are connected to said switching matrix, for display with respect to said particular organ or organ system and providing an output indicative of a desired display format for said particular organ or organ system; and
selectively connecting the display processors to at least one of a plurality of display fields with a coordinating switch for displaying said display format.
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Abstract
A method of monitoring patient data generates an optimal overview. The patient data is sensed by appropriate sensors and displayed as parameter values assigned to individual organ systems. A data field contains a plurality of parameter values and overview graphic images referring to organ systems are formed from this data field with the aid of a network switch and are displayed in response to a retrieval command.
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10 Claims
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1. A method in a computer for monitoring data of a patient and processing said patient data is display processors for selectively displaying said patient data, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing a multiplicity of switching combinations in a storage field; sensing data corresponding to vital signals of the patient with a plurality of sensors; storing the data in trend memories connected to respective ones of the sensors of collecting a plurality of sets of data with each one of the sets of data relating to one of the vital signs; selecting a specific one of the switching combinations with an image selection switch connected to the storage field and placing the selected switching combination in an active memory; configuring a switching matrix, connected to said active memory and to said trend memories, in response to said selected switching combination to select particular ones of said sets of data for a particular organ or organ system; processing the particular ones of said sets of data for said particular organ or organ system in said display processors, which are connected to said switching matrix, for display with respect to said particular organ or organ system and providing an output indicative of a desired display format for said particular organ or organ system; and selectively connecting the display processors to at least one of a plurality of display fields with a coordinating switch for displaying said display format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A circuit arrangement for monitoring data of the patient which are assigned as parameter values to respective individual organs and organ systems, the circuit arrangement comprising:
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a plurality of sensors for sensing corresponding ones of a plurality of vital signs of the patient indicative of body functions; a plurality of trend memories connected to corresponding ones of said sensors for collecting a plurality of sets of data with each one of said sets of data relating to one of said vital signs; matrix switching means connected to said trend memories for selecting particular ones of said sets of data for a particular organ or organ system for processing; display processor means connected to said matrix switching means for processing the particular ones of said sets of data for said particular organ or organ system for display with respect to said particular organ or organ system and to provide an output indicative of a desired display format for said particular organ or organ system; display field means for displaying said display format; coordinating switch means for connecting said display processor means to said display field means; storage field for storing a multiplicity of switching combination for selecting said particular ones of said sets of data; image selection switch means connected to said storage field for selection a specific one of said combinations; an active memory for receiving the specific one of said combinations; and
,said active memory being connected to said matrix switching means for configuring said matrix switching means with respect of the selection of said sets of data and to said coordinating switching means for selectively connecting said display processor means to said display field means. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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