Essays about: "intensive care units"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words intensive care units.

1. 1. ASSESSING PREDICTION CONDITIONS ANDSEQUENTIAL CLASSIFICATION IN ICU SEPSISPREDICTION

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionen

   Author : Petter Lind; [2023]
   Keywords : Sepsis Prediction; Sequential Prediction; Conditional Predictions; XGBoost;

   Abstract : Patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) often have a higher risk of sepsis due to weakened immune systems. Early sepsis diagnosis is crucial for timely treatment, emphasizing the need to improve the predictive capabilities of sepsis prediction models. READ MORE

3. 2. The effect of a daily sedation interruption on the intensive care unit

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper (from 2013)

   Author : Tara Hjerpe; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Background: Daily sedation interruptions (DSI) are performed within intensive care units worldwide and are thought to reduce delirium and shorten the duration of mechanical ventilation. However, there is conflicting evidence to suggest otherwise. READ MORE

4. 3. Mortality Prediction in Intensive Care Units by Utilizing the MIMIC-IV Clinical Database

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Raymond Wang; [2022]
   Keywords : Clinical Data Science; Mortality Prediction; MIMIC-IV; Machine Learning; NLP; ICU;

   Abstract : Machine learning has the potential of significantly improving daily operations in health care institutions but many persistent barriers are to be faced in order to ensure its wider acceptance. Among such obstacles are the accuracy and reliability. READ MORE

5. 4. Omvårdnad och monitorering av inneliggande katter med dyspné

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

   Author : Ida Folkesson; Jennifer Ribbling; [2022]
   Keywords : djuromvårdnad; dyspné; katt; legitimerad djursjukskötare; monitorering; stress; syrgasterapi;

   Abstract : Dyspné är ett relativt vanligt tillstånd bland katter som skrivs in på djursjukhusens intensivvårdsavdelningar. Det finns ett flertal olika sjukdomstillstånd som kan orsaka dyspné, vilket gör att diagnostik och behandlingsmetoder varierar. READ MORE

6. 5. Models and Algorithms for Personalized Glycemic Control

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Alma Eriksson; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Glycemic control is resource-demanding in the treatment of Intensive Care Units (ICUs) patients where blood glucose measurements are taken continuously at few-hour intervals to avoid the risk of having a patient in a coma, or in the worst case, causing death. The number of diabetes patients, mostly type 2 diabetes, is increasing around the world, and at the same time, we have an ongoing pandemic of Covid-19 with health workers stretched to their limits. READ MORE