Technological advancements have accelerated the deployment of healthcare information systems (HIS) with the potential to enhance productivity, lower costs, reduce medication errors, and ease the manpower strain on the healthcare industry. A recent development is the use of wireless vital signs monitoring systems for ubiquitous patient care. Although these systems can provide various benefits to...

OBJECTIVE Patients that initially appear stable on arrival to the hospital often have less intensive monitoring of their vital signs, possibly leading to excess mortality. The aim was to describe risk factors for deterioration in vital signs and the related prognosis among patients with normal vital signs at arrival to a medical emergency department (MED). DESIGN AND SETTING Single-centre, re...

This study evaluated the effects of inhalation of Lavender essential oil on vital signs in ICU open-heart surgery. This study is a clinical single-blind trial. The study was conducted on 40 patients who had open-heart surgery in the Cardiac ICU of two Hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2012. Criteria included: full Consciousness, lack of hemorrhage, lack of heart rate reduction...

This study evaluated the effects of inhalation of Lavender essential oil on vital signs in ICU open-heart surgery. This study is a clinical single-blind trial. The study was conducted on 40 patients who had open-heart surgery in the Cardiac ICU of two Hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2012. Criteria included: full Consciousness, lack of hemorrhage, lack of heart rate reduction...

Nurses have traditionally relied on five vital signs to assess their patients: temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation. However, as patients hospitalised today are sicker than in the past, these vital signs may not be adequate to identify those who are clinically deteriorating. This paper describes clinical issues to consider when measuring vital signs as well...

CARE Vital Signs refers to a standard form created by practices to Check what matters to patients, Act on that assessment, Reinforce the actions, and systematically Engineer or incorporate actions into staff roles and clinical processes. On its face, CARE Vital Signs is a deceptively simple tool that, when properly used, can help a practice attain levels of efficiency and quality. This article ...

Ultra-wide Band (UWB) technology is a new, useful and safe technology in the field of wireless body networks. This paper focuses on the feasibility of estimating vital signs — specifically breathing rate and heartbeat frequency — from the spectrum of recorded waveforms, using an impulse-radio (IR) UWB radar. To this end, an analytical model is developed to perform and interpret the spectral ana...