Souhrada L
Hospitals. 1991 Apr 20;65(8):42, 44, 46.
Is patient-monitoring technology becoming overused? Five years ago, no one would even have posed the question. Now, almost any patient, whether under heavy sedation or a local anesthetic, is a candidate for monitoring under today's standards of care. And a growing number of organizations are setting guidelines on the use of patient monitors. Monitors of all kinds are being used to track the vital signs of patients in virtually every hospital department--from operating and recovery rooms to critical care units. And because existing guidelines are vague about where and when monitors are required, hospitals may need more monitors simply to avoid liability.
患者监测技术是否被过度使用了？五年前，甚至没有人会提出这个问题。如今，按照当今的护理标准，几乎任何患者，无论处于深度镇静还是局部麻醉状态，都是监测的对象。越来越多的机构正在制定有关患者监测仪使用的指导方针。几乎每家医院的每个科室——从手术室、恢复室到重症监护病房，各种各样的监测仪都被用于跟踪患者的生命体征。而且由于现有指导方针对于何处以及何时需要使用监测仪含糊不清，医院可能仅仅为了避免承担责任就需要更多的监测仪。
