Real time clinical decision support system having linked references

A clinical decision support system for patient treatment comprising:

• a monitoring device operably coupled to a patient, said monitoring device outputting a monitoring signal in response to a measured parameter of the patient;
• a controller receiving said monitoring signal and outputting a display signal, said controller determining said display signal based on an automated determination, said controller compiling clinical documentation relating to the patient based on said monitoring signal and outputting a documentation signal related thereto;
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• a display device operably coupled to said controller and receiving said display signal and said documentation signal, said display device having a plurality of display indicia where at least one of the plurality of display indicia is responsive to said display signal and at least one of the plurality of display indicia is responsive to said documentation signal thereby displaying said clinical documentation.