Description
Return observed or right-censored monitor gap.
Anesthesia-related research and training records require explicit clocks, missingness flags, exclusions and measurement references. These tools reconcile benign records, simulations or bench data; an acceptable local overlap or composition sum does not establish clinical adequacy or safe patient care. Censored observations provide bounds rather than observed event times.
Return observed or right-censored monitor gap.
When to use this tool
Use Anesthesia Research Censored Monitor Gap when checking the stated benign record, simulation, timing or bench-measurement convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter lastObserved, nextObserved, monitoringEnd, hasNext. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read lowerGap, upperGapPresent, upperGap. Inspect upperGapPresent before interpreting the associated values.
Return observed or right-censored monitor gap. Require monitoringEnd >= lastObserved and any known next observation within that interval; lowerGap reaches next observation or monitoringEnd, upperGapPresent = hasNext, upperGap is exact gap or zero placeholder.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| lastObserved | Last Observed | Required. Finite number. |
| nextObserved | Next Observed | Required. Finite number. |
| monitoringEnd | Monitoring End | Required. Finite number. |
| hasNext | Has Next | Required. Boolean. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| lowerGap | Observed next gap when present, otherwise monitoringEnd-lastObserved as a right-censoring lower bound. | Required. Finite number. |
| upperGapPresent | Upper Gap Present | Required. Boolean. |
| upperGap | nextObserved-lastObserved when hasNext; zero placeholder otherwise. | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"lastObserved": 10,
"nextObserved": 18,
"monitoringEnd": 20,
"hasNext": true
},
"output": {
"lowerGap": 8,
"upperGapPresent": true,
"upperGap": 8
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Absent upper bound is not a measured zero gap; actual event detection, uninterrupted monitoring and clinical interpretation are not provided.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use verified source records and appropriate complete analysis for research or quality review; seek qualified medical and engineering assessment for actual clinical care or equipment decisions.
References
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