[Measurement artifacts in Gaeltec intracranial pressure monitors due to radio waves from personal beeper systems]

H M Betsch; A Aschoff

doi:10.1055/s-2007-1000251

[Measurement artifacts in Gaeltec intracranial pressure monitors due to radio waves from personal beeper systems]

Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther. 1992 Feb;27(1):51-2. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-1000251.

[Article in German]

Authors

H M Betsch¹, A Aschoff

Affiliation

¹ Neurochirurgische Universitätsklinik Heidelberg.

PMID: 1504191
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1000251

Abstract

Artifacts were observed when using epidural pressure monitoring systems (Gaeltec ICT/B Titan). These were produced by radio waves from our beeper system. A non-existing electromagnetic shield of the Gaeltec-measuring amplifier SN 10/11 could be found as the cause. The artifacts can lead to therapeutical errors.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Artifacts*
Hospital Communication Systems*
Humans
Intracranial Pressure*
Monitoring, Physiologic / instrumentation*
Radio Waves*