These kinds of systems are often used for patients in intensive care (e.g. after operations) or for prematurely born babies. This type of system has several advantages:
monitoring can be continuously done 24 hours a day
no chance of human errors, e.g. due to tiredness
frees the nursing staff to carry out other duties
Unfortunately these systems are expensive to buy, and need regular maintenance.
These kinds of systems are often used for patients in intensive care (e.g. after operations) or for prematurely born babies. This type of system has several advantages:
