Appendices
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E.2 Abbreviations
AAMI Association for Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
AC altenating current
ADT adult
AG anaesthesia gas
AHA American Heart Association
ANSI American National Standard Institue
AP access point
ARR arrhythmia
ART arterial
aVF left foot augmented lead
aVL left arm augmented lead
aVR right arm augmented lead
AwRR Air way respiratory rate
BSA body surface area
BTPS body temperature and pressure, saturated
CCU critical care unit
CH channel
CI cardiac index
CISPR International Special Commmittee on Radio Interferennce
CMS central monitoring system
cmos Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CO cardiac output
CO
2
carbon dioxide
COHb carboxyhemoglobin
CPU central processing unit
CVP central venous pressure
D diastolic
DC direct current
DES desflurane