Procurement Trends: Monitor Defibrillators - April, 2016

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While basic ECG monitoring has been available on external manual defibrillators for many years, it has become increasingly common for these devices to also incorporate a variety of advanced monitoring capabilities. Multi-parameter monitor/defibrillators reduce the number of devices required at the bedside and during patient transport (both in-hospital and out-of-hospital), and can be particularly beneficial in the prehospital environment. Member interest in these devices has grown significantly from 2013 to...