Advanced Monitor Delivers Customized Clinical Information

A high-acuity point of care (POC) monitoring system integrates a wide set of clinical parameters and algorithms to aid in accurate diagnosis.

The GE Carescape Monitor B850 offers a high level of integration between patient monitoring data and hospital information systems (HIS) by directly linking hospital networks, electronic medical records (EMRs), diagnostic images, lab results, and third-party devices with real-time patient monitoring data to support efficient clinical decision-making. This enables integration of continuous clinical measurements with other elements of the patient record, delivering it at the POC. The monitor also provides customized clinical information displays by care area and clinician preference, trends, snapshots, and event alarms.


The B850 can be customized to meet a variety of clinical needs, such as bedside diagnostic electrocardiograms (ECGs); integrated anesthetic management tools that analyze drug therapy information to model and predict the effect of anesthesia-related drugs and drug interactions; and bedside viewing of hospital EMRs, as well as X-rays, labs, and other diagnostic reports, including the associated diagnoses from the hospital's experts. The Carescape Monitor B850 is a product of General Electric (GE) Healthcare (Chalfont St. Giles, United Kingdom), and can be connected to displays, printers, and recording devices, as well as serving as a stand-alone monitor.

"Empowering doctors and nurses with quality patient information supports fast, easy clinical decision-making, which may lead to improved patient outcomes,” said David Ataide, vice president and general manager of monitoring solutions and diagnostic cardiology at GE Healthcare. "Because each hospital care area treats a unique group of patients with distinct clinical needs, the Carescape Monitor B850 now enables standardization on a single monitoring platform that can be customized to meet specific care area demands.”

Among the measurements monitored are hemodynamics, including ECG diagnostic analysis and measurement, arrhythmia detection, invasive blood pressure (BP), noninvasive BP, pulse oximetry, cardiac output, and temperature; airway gases and gas exchange, including oxygen (O2) consumption, carbon dioxide (CO2) production, energy expenditure, and respiratory quotient; and neurophysiological function, including bispectral index (BIS), electroencephalography (EEG), entropy, and neuromuscular transmission (NMT) monitoring.

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