A Comparison of Traditional Paper, Computer Screen, and Computer Printout Interpretation of Electronic Fetal Monitoring Tracings

Autor: Mary T. Zabielski
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing. 41:S129
ISSN: 0884-2175
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2012.01362_15.x
Popis: Childbearing Poster Presentation Objective Hospitals are implementing paperless systems for electronic fetal monitoring interpretation. With the introduction of these systems, electronic fetal monitoring tracings are visually interpreted using computer screens and computer printouts instead of the traditional, scrolling paper mode. The history of electronic fetal monitoring and established interpretation theory has been based on the visual interpretation of paper tracings. The process of interpretation using computer modes is potentially different. Each mode allows a different amount of tracing to be viewed simultaneously, produces an image in different colors and with different reference lines, and involves either static or moving images. A concern is that all three modes are used interchangeably without proof that a satisfactory correlation exists. Is there a difference in electronic fetal monitoring tracing interpretation depending on the mode used?
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