"Vital Signs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The signs of life that may be monitored or measured, namely pulse rate, respiratory rate, body temperature, and blood pressure.
| Descriptor ID |
D055986
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Vital Signs- Vital Signs
- Sign, Vital
- Signs, Vital
- Vital Sign
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vital Signs" by people in Profiles.
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Improving Discharge Safety in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatrics. 2022 11 01; 150(5).
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Active surveillance of chemotherapy-related symptom burden in ambulatory cancer patients via the implementation of electronic patient-reported outcomes and sensor-enabled vital signs capture: protocol for a decentralised feasibility pilot study. BMJ Open. 2022 04 05; 12(4):e057693.
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Analysis of Missed Sepsis Patients in a Pediatric Emergency Department With a Vital Sign-Based Electronic Sepsis Alert. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Jan 01; 38(1):e1-e4.
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Identifying nursing documentation patterns associated with patient deterioration and recovery from deterioration in critical and acute care settings. Int J Med Inform. 2021 09; 153:104525.
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Estimation of change in pleural pressure in assisted and unassisted spontaneous breathing pediatric patients using fluctuation of central venous pressure: A preliminary study. PLoS One. 2021; 16(3):e0247360.
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Usefulness of Exam Questions and Vital Signs for Predicting the Outcome of Objective Vestibular Tests. Laryngoscope. 2021 06; 131(6):1382-1385.
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Occurrence, Predictors, and Prognosis of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome and Delirium Tremens Following Traumatic Injury. Crit Care Med. 2017 May; 45(5):867-874.
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Effect of vital sign measurement timing on Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI) and simplified PESI 30-day mortality risk determination. Thromb Res. 2016 May; 141:8-10.
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Evaluating the frequency of vital sign monitoring during blood transfusion: an evidence-based practice initiative. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2015 Oct; 19(5):516-20.
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Variations in vital signs in the last days of life in patients with advanced cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2014 Oct; 48(4):510-7.