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Chapter
Comparing ICU Populations: Background and Current Methods
To evaluate critical care services, outcome data must be collected and then compared to a performance benchmark or standard. The outcomes that are examined include mortality, complication rates, hospital and I...
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Article
The importance of technology for achieving superior outcomes from intensive care
To test the hypothesis that technology availability, staffing, and diagnostic diversity in an intensive care unit (ICU) are associated with the ability to decrease hospital mortality.
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Article
Application of the APACHE III prognostic system in Brazilian intensive care units: A prospective multicenter study
To compare patients and their outcomes at ten Brazilian intensive care units (ICUs) with those reported from the United States.
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Article
International comparisons of intensive care: Meeting the challenges of different worlds of intensive care
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Chapter
Imaging Flaws under Insulation Using a Squid Magnetometer
Superconducting QUantum Interference Devices (SQUID) are the most sensitive instruments known for the measurement of magnetic fields. An all niobium two-hole homemade SQUID can easily achieve sensitivities of 10-...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Construction and Performance of Wire-Junction RF-SQUIDs
Two-hole symmetric rf-SQUID’s were made by using a pair of wire segments to form the point contact Josephson junction. The SQUID’s are reliable, easy to make and to adjust, and have a sensitivity of 2.5 × 10−29 ...
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Chapter
Subject and Gradiometer Positioning for MEG Recording: A Preliminary Report
The estimation of neuromagnetic source location is facilitated by knowing where the magnetic sensing coils are located in space with reference to the center (or other reference point) of the head. The use of v...
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Article
Auditory evoked magnetic fields: a replication, with comments on the magneticP50 analog
Auditory evoked magnetic fields (AEFs) and EEG auditory evoked potentials (AEPs) were recorded from left and right auditory cortical regions of 12 normal adult subjects. The magnetic sensor was a figure-eight ...