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Showing 1 to 20 of 117 for “"Vital signs"”.
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The development of a neonatal vital signs database
… technology to analyze and evaluate physiological vital signs. This analytical and evaluative process is performed by algorithms developed for this purpose. The degree of 'intelligence' of the monitoring system is dependent on the 'sensitivity' and 'specificity' of these algorithms. In order to …
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Multimodal Non-Contact Sensing of Neonatal Vital Signs Using Radar and Video
… and a radar. The device is used to estimate vital signs such as respiratory rate (RR), using both unimodal (solely video or radar) and multimodal fusion approaches that combine data from both sensors. Preliminary testing was conducted on neonatal simulator mannequins, followed by a clinical …
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Bedpans, vital signs, and meds : hospital restructuring and the skill polarization of nursing work
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1990.
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Cognitive Performance as A Function of Right-Sided, Low-Frequency rTMS Administration Using CNS Vital Signs
… Inventory), and neurocognitive functioning (CNS-Vital Signs tests of executive function, cognitive flexibility, and complex attention). A series of ANOVAs were conducted to examine: a) whether statistically significant differences exist in neurocognitive scores following 2 and/or 6 weeks of rTMS …
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The design of a robust and intelligent phased array Non-Contact Vital Signs (NCVS) sensor system
… accurate, and long-term monitoring of human vital signs. Having a system that can measure and record vital signs, such as heart rates and respiration rates, is an invaluable tool for physicians who need to make rapid life-and-death decisions. Such a system would also be an effective tool to …
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From anxiety to haemorrhage : describing the physiological effects that confound the prognostic inferences of vital signs in injury
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.
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A description of final year nursing students' ability to recognize abnormal vital signs recordings and clinical decision-making process
… students can recognize and respond to abnormal vital sign recordings, and to analyse their clinical decision-making processes.
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The development, validation and testing of a vital signs monitoring tool for early identification of deterioration in adult surgical patients
… often exhibit premonitory abnormalities in vital signs before an adverse clinical outcome. Patient survival may depend on the decisions of nurses to call for assistance. There is a paucity of published early warning scores (EWS) literature for general ward use from South Africa. In a public …
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Wireless remote patient monitoring on general hospital wards.
… on general hospital wards. In this system vital signs are gathered from patients and sent to a control unit for centralized monitoring. The RPM system can complement the role of nurses in monitoring patients’ vital signs. They will be able to focus on holistic needs of patients thereby …
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Medical application of the Internet of Things (IoT): prototyping a telemonitoring system
… have a regular observation of patients and their vital signs. Here, health service providers (SPs) need to adopt creative and non-obtrusive methods that will encourage patients' participation in the monitoring of these vital signs. As much as possible, vital signs readings should be taken at …
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Post-operative observations: ritualised or vital in the detection of post-operative complications
… consisted of the systematic collection of vital signs and observation of other aspects of the patient's recovery. For the most part the primary focus of this monitoring has been the detection of post-operative complications. There is a need for more substantive evidence to support an …
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Monitoring Breathing Using a Doppler Radar
… adopt a non-obtrusive method for monitoring the vital signs of inmates in Canada. Doppler radar has been previously investigated as a potential method of vital signs detection and monitoring. This thesis presents an algorithm which uses the baseband output signal received by a Doppler radar to …
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Body monitoring system
… technology. These include sensors which monitor vital signs such as heart rate, oxygen levels in blood and body temperature. Such sensors provide useful data which is used for better patient diagnosis. The project aims at producing an FPGA module, which allows human vital signs to be monitored in …
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Eulerian Video Processing and medical applications
… them to extract important measurements, such as vital signs. Our method, which we call Eulerian Video Processing, takes a standard video sequence as input, and applies spatial decomposition, followed by temporal filtering to the frames. The resulting signals can be visually amplified to reveal …
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Oral Mucosal Microcirculation in the Context of Endotracheal Tube-Related Pressure Ulcer Development
… between January 7, 2016 and June 30, 2016. Age, vital signs (including body temperature, heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP)) , Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score, usage of anticoagulant, usage of pressor, total capillary density (TCD), functional capillary density (FCD), …
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GUARDIAN : automated patient monitoring system
… patient monitoring system. In many cases, vital signs, location data, and other patient information are currently not tracked in a real-time automated fashion. The remote monitoring system proposed and developed in this thesis has the ability to provide doctors/healthcare professionals with …
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The quantified self : the affect on health behavior from self-tracking
… situation, a need for new ways to monitor vital health of individuals has emerged, as a consequence. Wearable technology such as smartwatches and fitness trackers (and others) have demonstrated to be a valuable solution for self tracking and monitoring vital signs, both for recreational and …
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A descriptive study of patients presenting with a chief complaint of seizures to the prehospital emergency care practitioner of the Western Cape
… to describe on-scene clinical presentation and vitals, response times, and prehospital treatment provided. Results A total of 24 746 seizure and/or convulsion cases were recorded during the study period. The highest frequency of patients was in the 21 - 40 year age group (31%), and 57% of …
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Providing Safe Gastric Feedings In Pediatric Patients On High Flow Nasal Cannula Respiratory Support
… there were no AEs, no statistical differences in vital signs before or after feeds, and no reduction in PICU/hospital LOS. However, duration on HFNC was longer post-implementation (p = 0.034). Conclusions: The decision tree led to earlier initiation of gastric feeds without AEs or changes in vital …
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An evaluation of monitoring of respiratory physiological parameters in patients treated with non-invasive ventilation in the emergency department in Sligo University Hospital in Ireland
… showed that initial and ongoing monitoring of vital signs remained guideline compliant throughout the entire duration of NIV in the ED. All but one patient out of 50 had an initial blood gas analysis done prior to initiation of NIV treatment, while repeat blood gas analysis was inconsistent …
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