Vital Sign Integration and Interface David Bach Damon Tomlin Advisor: Russ Waitman

Project Goals To create and implement a network interconnecting Marquette monitors in Pediatric Operating Rooms (POR) and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Devise a program to collect data and integrate into Access database from this network and integrate it into an Access database.

Background Purpose of monitors To provide a method for monitoring pediatric vital signs in and out of the POR ECG, BP, Pulse, PCO2, PO2, Resp. Rate Need for project Hospital personnel can remotely monitor patients in POR and PICU

Design Process

Current Status Toured POR and examined existing monitor setup Contacted VUMC technician Contacted GE Medical (bought Marquette) Trying to determine optimal network setup

Future Work Install any needed hardware or software on Unity Network (UN) to allow communication with VUMC ethernet Create program to take data from UN and send it via ethernet to an Access database Troubleshoot system