Description
Measure a signed recording gap or overlap between neonatal monitor segments.
Neonatal records connect birth-event identity, age wording, posture, monitor intervals and prepared/residual feed quantities. Recorded elapsed age differs from corrected age, and a feed-volume residual differs from verified intake. Pending-screen and channel labels remain supplied administrative observations rather than clinical assessments.
Measure a signed recording gap or overlap between neonatal monitor segments.
When to use this tool
Use Neonatal Monitor Recording Gap when you already have previousEndSeconds, nextStartSeconds and need to measure a signed recording gap or overlap between neonatal monitor segments.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter previousEndSeconds, nextStartSeconds. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read signedGapSeconds, overlap. Inspect overlap before interpreting the associated values.
Return nextStartSeconds-previousEndSeconds and flag nextStart<previousEnd as overlap.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| previousEndSeconds | Previous End Seconds | Required. Finite number. |
| nextStartSeconds | Next Start Seconds | Required. Finite number. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| signedGapSeconds | Signed Gap Seconds | Required. Finite number. |
| overlap | Overlap | Required. Boolean. |
{
"input": {
"previousEndSeconds": 100,
"nextStartSeconds": 115
},
"output": {
"signedGapSeconds": 15,
"overlap": false
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- No signal or monitor is inspected; recorded continuity alone does not establish clinical reliability or safety.
- 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
Reconcile original birth, monitoring, screening and feeding records for an actual care question. Preserve age and volume bases explicitly; local flags, time differences and unit representations do not establish readiness, nutrition or developmental state.
References
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