Health Devices. 1993 Jan;22(1):25-7.
In this article, we address the issue of patient-flow problems in the hospital, which often occur because of improper utilization of step-down (intermediate care) unit resources. Utilization is often adversely affected by the inappropriate use of telemetry monitoring (traditionally offered in step-down units) as a rationale for placing patients in step-down areas, even when they would benefit from other types of monitoring or just the proper level of nursing care. We also discuss the other types of patient monitoring available, as well as other monitoring issues (see "Communicating Alarm Event").
在本文中，我们探讨了医院中患者流动问题，这些问题经常因降级（中级护理）单元资源利用不当而出现。遥测监测（传统上在降级单元提供）被不恰当地用作将患者安置在降级区域的理由，即便他们会从其他类型的监测或仅适当水平的护理中受益，这往往会对资源利用产生不利影响。我们还讨论了其他可用的患者监测类型以及其他监测问题（见“警报事件的沟通”）。
