Using the Cusum curve to evaluate the training of orotracheal intubation with the Truview EVO2 laryngoscope.

Background And Objectives: Learning curves have proved to be useful tools to monitor the performance of a worker on a new assignment. Those curves have been used to evaluate several medical procedures. The objective of this study was to evaluate the learning of orotracheal intubation (OTI) with the Truview EVO2 laryngoscope with the CUSUM learning curve.

[Echocardiographic findings in children with "innocent" murmur].

Objectives: To access the frequency of abnormal echocardiographic findings in patients with diagnosis of innocent murmur.

Methods: A transversal study of 166 consecutive patients was carried out with diagnosis of innocent murmur evaluated in the pediatric cardiology outpatient clinic of "Instituto de Cardiologia/Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia", a tertiary reference center, between December 3, 2001 and December 2, 2002. History, clinical examination and echocardiogram were performed in all patients.