RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Wireless On-Demand and Networking of Puritan Bennett 840 Ventilators for Direct Data Capture JF Respiratory Care FD American Association for Respiratory Care SP 1530 OP 1541 VO 52 IS 11 A1 William R Howard YR 2007 UL http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/52/11/1530.abstract AB Manual transcription inaccuracies have been reported to be a frequent occurrence in clinical practice, which has been confirmed in my institution. I explored alternative methods of obtaining data directly from the Puritan Bennett ventilator. The aim of this project was to record all of the ventilator settings and monitored data with wireless technology. I evaluated 2 data-capture methods: on-demand data capture into a personal digital assistant, and continuous ventilator networking with a stand-alone computer. I was successful in both the intensive care unit and laboratory environment in transferring ventilator data, for up to several days, and with a data-capture interval as short as 60 seconds.