Abstract: This research proposed an approach which takes images as a DICOM format from the Kaggle dataset named “SIIM-ACR Pneumothorax Segmentation”. Preprocessed images were fed to popular Unet ...

M.A., Stanford University. B.A., University of California at Santa Cruz. Alison Cook-Sather is the Mary Katharine Woodworth Professor of Education and Director of the Peace, Conflict and Social ...

Almost half (seven of 17) of the cases of confirmed pneumothorax under GA occurred after insertion of central venous catheters, and a quarter (four of 17) in association with tracheostomy or other ...

A Heimlich valve (HV) is a lightweight one-way valve designed for the ambulatory treatment of pneumothorax (with an intercostal catheter). Methods We performed a systematic review across nine ...

Objectives Spontaneous pneumothorax is a common pathology. International guidelines suggest pleurodesis for non-resolving air leak or recurrence prevention at second occurrence. This study ...

The management of pneumothorax in children is still largely based on intercostal catheters, and aspiration was successful in only half the cases in which it was attempted. This study highlights the ...

METHOD Exploratory study with a sample of 122 peripheral intravenous catheters inserted in 122 patients in a medical unit. Variables related to the patient and intravenous therapy were analyzed. For ...

This content was created by our physicians and experts. PICC stands for "peripherally inserted central catheter." This intravenous catheter is inserted through the skin, into a vein in the arm, in the ...

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Diagnostic catheters represented in our dataset are 5 Fr Angled Taper Glidecath (Terumo, CG508), 5 Fr Beacon Tip DAV (Cook Medical, G08699), 5 Fr Simmons/Sidewinder 2 (Terumo CG511), and 5 Fr Beacon ...