Essays about: "medical issue"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 126 essays containing the words medical issue.

  1. 1. Predicting True Sepsis and Culture-positive Sepsis in Intensive Care Unit with Machine Learning Techniques

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Zeyuan Wu; [2024]
    Keywords : Machine Learning; Diagnosis of Sepsis; XGBoost; Logistic Regression; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : Sepsis, a serious medical condition often leading to patients requiring intensive care, has prompted numerous scientists to employ mathematical techniques to aid in its diagnosis. This thesis uses logistic regression and a machine learning technique, XGBoost, to predict true sepsis (as opposed to sepsis mimics) and culture-positive sepsis (among true sepsis) in critical care using blood test results, physiological measurements and other patient characteristics. READ MORE

  3. 2. Preprocessing for intravoxel incoherent motion analysis in the brain - Signal drift correction

    University essay from

    Author : Amina Warsame; [2023-04-17]
    Keywords : Medical physics; Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging; dMRI; Intravoxel incoherent motion; IVIM;

    Abstract : Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) is a diagnostic imaging technique that is sensitized to the movement of water molecules in tissues. Intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) analysis can be used to estimate blood flow in capillaries from weakly diffusion-weighted data. READ MORE

  4. 3. Befogat eller ej? : en studie baserad på anmälningar som inkommit mot djurhälsopersonal till ansvarsnämnden för djurens hälso- och sjukvård gällande avlivning av djur mellan åren 2018-2022

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Hannah Vickers; [2023]
    Keywords : ansvarsnämnden för djurens hälso- och sjukvård; djurvälfärd; anmälningar; avlivning;

    Abstract : Nowadays, pets are considered family members and are therefore important to a lot of people, especially if there is a strong human-animal bond between them. Owners can contact animal health personnel if the animal is sick, or if they need help to have the animal euthanized, which could be considered essential to maintain good animal welfare. READ MORE

  5. 4. Kartläggning av dystoki hos katt och bedömning av APGAR för att utvärdera neonatal viabilitet hos kattungar

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Tilde Vermelin; [2023]
    Keywords : dystoki; neonatal mortalitet; neonatal viabilitet; kejsarsnitt; APGAR; katt; honkatt; kattungar;

    Abstract : Neonatal mortalitet hos kattungar är ett utbrett problem inom veterinärmedicin och ses i varierande grad både vid vaginal förlossning och dystoki. Dystoki är ett akut tillstånd som definieras som förlossningssvårigheter eller oförmåga att förlösa fostret vaginalt genom förlossningskanalen. READ MORE

  6. 5. Healthcare Production Control Maturity Model

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : Fredrik Elsnitz; Filippa Ramberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Healthcare; maturity model; production control; resource planning; capacity planning; Swedish healthcare.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Sweden has been struggling with bad access to healthcare. The National Healthcare Guarantee is not fulfilled, and Sweden has low productivity numbers. One suggested solution to deal with this issue is increased healthcare production control. READ MORE