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

2. 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.

3. 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
Currently, rest of hospital uses HP monitors that are linked. PICU MD’s prefer Marquette’s

4. Project Schedule

5. Work Completed Toured POR and examined existing monitor setup 12/00
Contacted VUMC technician
Contacted GE Medical (bought Marquette)
Trying to determine optimal network setup

6. Current Status
Resolved legality issues for patient confidentiality and work in POR/PICU
IRB # (under advisor)
Drs. Higgins (Anesth) and Deshpande (Med. Mngmt.) aware and approve
Contacted GE Medical and VUMC tech again.
Waiting for replies from both.

7. 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