D-3
D.2 Abbreviations
AAMI Association for Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
AC alternating current
ADT adult
AG anaesthesia gas
AHA American Heart Association
ANSI American National Standard Institute
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 Committee on Radio Interference
CMS central monitoring system
cmos Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CO cardiac output
CO2 carbon dioxide
COHb carboxyhemoglobin
CPU central processing unit
CVP central venous pressure
D diastolic
DC direct current
DES desflurane
DIA diastolic
e.g. for example
ECG electrocardiograph
EEC European Economic Community
EMC electromagnetic compatibility
ENF enflurane
ERR error
ES electrosuigical
ESU electrosuigical unit
Et end-tidal
EtCO2 end-tidal carbon dioxide
EtN2O end-tidal nitrous oxide
EtO Ethylene Oxide
EtO2 end-tidal oxygen
EURO European
Fi fraction of inspired
FiCO2 fraction of inspired carbon oxygen
FiN2O fraction of inspired nitrous oxide
FiO2 fraction of inspired oxygen
fpga Field Programmable Gate Array