Description
Return raw and separately clock-corrected dataset gaps.
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 raw and separately clock-corrected dataset gaps.
When to use this tool
Use Perioperative Dataset Clock Source Pair when checking the stated benign record, simulation, timing or bench-measurement convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter firstClock, secondClock, firstOffset, secondOffset, firstTime, secondTime. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read sameSource, correctedGap, rawGap. Inspect sameSource before interpreting the associated values.
Return raw and separately clock-corrected dataset gaps. Require nonempty clock labels; sameSource compares labels, rawGap = second-first, correctedGap = second-secondOffset-first+firstOffset.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| firstClock | First Clock | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| secondClock | Second Clock | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| firstOffset | First clock offset subtracted from firstTime. | Required. Finite number. |
| secondOffset | Second clock offset subtracted from secondTime. | Required. Finite number. |
| firstTime | First Time | Required. Finite number. |
| secondTime | Second Time | Required. Finite number. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| sameSource | Same Source | Required. Boolean. |
| correctedGap | Corrected Gap | Required. Finite number. |
| rawGap | Raw Gap | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"firstClock": "monitor-A",
"secondClock": "logger-B",
"firstOffset": 2,
"secondOffset": -1,
"firstTime": 100,
"secondTime": 104
},
"output": {
"sameSource": false,
"correctedGap": 7,
"rawGap": 4
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Equal labels do not prove synchronized clocks; no actual data-source identity or clinical event order is established.
- 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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