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Comment by Jeremy_Hyams Commented Nov 1, 2012
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Having used the Intellivue MP50 for a number of years, it stands out as one of my favourite monitors on the market, and the Intellivue brand of monitors have recently been taken on as the monitoring systems of choice in our trust.
The main advantage of this monitor stem mostly from the ease of use – accessing recorded data, changing the monitor setup, customising the screen to your personal preference is all performed through the touchscreen and is very intuitive. The menus have been designed for ease of access, and they appear to have been thought through & designed from before the monitor was built, rather than adding on extra menus in awkward places as the software has developed. The only difference between the MP40 & MP50 is that with the MP40, there is no touchscreen function. Otherwise, the monitors are exactly the same.
The other advantage is that when transferring a patient around the hospital / region, rather than having to disconnect the patient from one monitor & attach to a transfer monitor, you can detach a small module from the back of the monitor where all the monitoring leads are connected (called the “multi-measurement server”), plug that into the monitor on your transfer trolley and all the data is transferred from one monitor to the other. Transfer this to your ICU monitor, and you can review all the data from admission to the current time, which can be extremely useful in making notes on a complicated resuscitation ‘once the dust has settled’.
In terms of where improvements could be made, it would be nice if the Intellivue MMS X2 was compatible with the MP50 – this is effectively a “multi-measurement server” with an LCD screen, meaning that when disconnected from the monitor, if functions as a solo monitoring unit. When transferring critically ill patients, a smaller, more lightweight (1.2kg compared to about 6kg) monitor makes life a great deal easier when moving patients from bed to theatre table / CT scanner / etc.