Objective: Predict patient-specific vitals deemed medically acceptable for discharge from a pediatric intensive care unit (ICU). Design: The means of each patient’s heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurements between their medical and physical discharge from the ICU were computed as a proxy for their physiologically acceptable state space (PASS) for successful ICU discharge. ...

IMPORTANCE The otolaryngologist's online reputation is of increasing importance. Physician rating websites are becoming increasingly prevalent, and patients are using them to evaluate their current and future physicians. OBJECTIVE To evaluate patterns in online ratings of otolaryngologists. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS From May 1, 2013, through June 1, 2013, lists of academic program f...

Advances in wireless technologies, low-power electronics, the internet of things, and in the domain of connected health are driving innovations in wearable medical devices at a tremendous pace. Wearable sensor systems composed of flexible and stretchable materials have the potential to better interface to the human skin, whereas silicon-based electronics are extremely efficient in sensor data p...

Vitals are vital! Patient vitals provide critical information essential to the successful diagnosis and management of patients in every healthcare settings, particularly in the acute-care setting. Heart-rate(HR), and to a greater degree heart rate variability, as well as overall patient mobility can indicate the presence of severe disease states. Practical and technical constraints currently li...