[The examination mix at the Medical University Vienna].

The present work describes a curriculum design with the instrument of an examination mix for the study of medicine at the medical University of Vienna. The fields of application of special examination formats as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the individual examination forms are presented. Types of summative written examinations, assessment of practical skills and abilities (OSCE), oral-practical examinations, as well as formative examinations are illustrated.

Closed-loop automatic oxygen control (CLAC) in preterm infants: a randomized controlled trial.

Background And Objective: In preterm infants receiving supplemental oxygen, routine manual control (RMC) of the fraction of inspired oxygen (FIO2) is often difficult and time consuming. We developed a system for closed-loop automatic control (CLAC) of the FIO2 and demonstrated its short-term safety and efficacy in a single-center study. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that this system is more effective than RMC alone in maintaining arterial oxygen saturation within target levels when evaluated over 24 hours under routine conditions and with different target levels.

Efficacy, tolerability and safety of propiverine hydrochloride in comparison to oxybutynin in children with urge incontinence due to overactive bladder: Results of a multicentre observational cohort study.

Objective: To compare, in a retrospective observational cohort study, the efficacy, tolerability and safety of propiverine and oxybutynin in children with urge incontinence (UI) due to overactive bladder.

Patients And Methods: Medical records were scrutinized for children with UI. As a primary efficacy outcome variable the achievement of continence after treatment with variable doses of propiverine or oxybutynin was assessed.

Telemedical support to improve glycemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Introduction: In this paper, we evaluated the feasibility of a telemedical (TM) support program and its effect on glycemic control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Thirty-six adolescents (m=20, median age at the start of the study: 15.3 years (range: 10.

Automatic control of the inspired oxygen fraction in preterm infants: a randomized crossover trial.

In preterm infants receiving supplemental oxygen, manual control of the inspired oxygen fraction is often time-consuming and inappropriate. We developed a system for automatic oxygen control and hypothesized that this system is more effective than routine manual oxygen control in maintaining target arterial oxygen saturation levels. We performed a randomized controlled crossover clinical trial in 12 preterm infants receiving nasal continuous positive airway pressure and supplemental oxygen.

Development and evaluation of VIE-PNN, a knowledge-based system for calculating the parenteral nutrition of newborn infants.

Calculating the daily changing composition of parenteral nutrition for small newborn infants is troublesome and time consuming routine work in neonatal intensive care. The task needs expertise and experience and is prone to inherent calculation errors. We designed VIE-PNN (Vienna Expert System for Parenteral Nutrition of Neonates), a knowledge-based system (KBS) in order to reduce daily routine work and calculation errors.