What is a Portable patient monitor?
A portable patient monitor offers numerous advantages. It is designed to be transportable easily from room to room and from patient to patient, making it appropriate for all types of healthcare facilities of all sizes.
There is a portable patient monitor on hand to monitor the patient's vital signs, or you are looking for a monitor you can rely on in the operating room. Each portable patient monitor comes with a built-in lithium-ion battery pack, which eliminates the need for a wall outlet. This causes the device beneficial for transportation and monitoring among patients in recovery rooms.
What is a bedside patient monitor?
A bedside monitor is a patient monitoring device that displays major body functions such as heart rate, spo2, temperature etc. on a screen. The number of body functions measured by the monitor is determined by the doctor and nurse.
The Bedside monitor is connected to wires known as leads. The leads are connected to sensing devices attached to the patient's body at the other end. The sensing device transmits electronic signals to the monitor, which displays the readings for the specific body function under observation. Generally, a bedside monitoring system is used in critical care.