[Automated monitoring in intensive therapy of critical states].

Progress in information technologies significantly modified conventional approaches to monitors of vitally important parameters of patient. Monitoring systems are not autonomous devices anymore. Instead of that, these systems provide access to electronic case histories, automated monitoring of drug therapy, and many other important functions. Cordless radio and infrared interfaces provide a physical basis of implementation of new user functions. New trends in the development of central monitoring networks (CMN) available from various manufacturers are reviewed in this work. These trends are illustrated taking the Triton ElectronicS CardioNet CMN as an example.