The biphasic pattern of end-expiratory carbon dioxide pressure: a method for identification of the fertile phase of the menstrual cycle.

Objective: To examine the changes of end-tidal carbon dioxide pressure (P(ET)CO(2)) during the menstrual cycle.

Design: Controlled clinical study.

Setting: Department of Gynecologic Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria.

EvoCare: a new standard in tele-therapy.

The necessity for Integrated Care has been debated controversially and the influence of the legislator and the consequences for the medical device industry discussed sufficiently. In fact, the German health system has been suffering from a lot of problems like cost expansions, but only solutions and not discussions can bring a progress. EvoCare has established a new standard in tele-therapy in Germany.

An advanced method in fetal phonocardiography.

The long-term variability of the fetal heart rate (FHR) provides valuable information on the fetal health status. The routine clinical FHR measurements are usually carried out by the means of ultrasound cardiography. Although the frequent FHR monitoring is recommendable, the high quality ultrasound devices are so expensive that they are not available for home care use.