Int. J. Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems, Vol. 6, No. 3, 2013 225 Copyright © 2013 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Short-range wireless sensor network for critical care monitoring Karl Øyri* The Intervention Centre, Oslo University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo 0027, Norway E-mail: karl.oyri@rr-research.no *Corresponding author Stig Støa The Intervention Centre, Oslo University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo 0027, Norway and Novelda AS, Oslo 0373, Norway E-mail: stig.stoa@rr-research.no Ilangko Balasingham Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU, and The Intervention Centre, Oslo University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo 0027, Norway E-mail: ilangko.balasingham@medisin.uio.no Erik Fosse The Intervention Centre, Oslo University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo 0027, Norway E-mail: erik.fosse@medisin.uio.no Abstract: A Scandinavian research consortium collaborated to develop a wireless clinical monitoring platform. A collection of experimental wireless sensor prototypes were implemented in complex, process-control software modified for the project. The objective was to facilitate real-time and historical