Does a simple intervention improve the recording of vital signs in children presenting to the emergency department?
A low-cost card together with a short period of training offers a useful strategy to improve the rate of documentation of vital signs in children presenting to the ED.
Radio frequency heating of chronic left ventricular myocardial infarct causes a sustained reduction in infarct area and left ventricular volume. This technique may beneficially reverse infarct expansion and left ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction.