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Clinical review: New technologies – venturing out of the intensive care unit

Ronny Otero1* and A Joseph Garcia2

Author Affiliations

1 Associate Program Director, Henry Ford Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA

2 Resident Physician, Departments of Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Critical Care Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Critical Care 2005, 9:296-302 doi:10.1186/cc2982

Published: 2 November 2004

Abstract

The delivery of critical care is no longer limited to the intensive care unit. The information gained by utilization of new technologies has proven beneficial in some populations. Research into earlier and more widespread use of these modalities may prove to be of even greater benefit to critically ill patients.

Keywords:
emergency medicine; monitoring; non-invasive; point-of-care testing; technologies