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U E Ruttimann

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Thevenaz P, Ruttimann U, Unser M
IEEE Trans Image Process . 2008 Feb; 7(1):27-41. PMID: 18267377
We present an automatic subpixel registration algorithm that minimizes the mean square intensity difference between a reference and a test data set, which can be either images (two-dimensional) or volumes...
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Marcin J, Pretzlaff R, Pollack M, Patel K, Ruttimann U
J Med Ethics . 2004 Jun; 30(3):304-7. PMID: 15173368
Objectives: The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between a physician's subjective mortality prediction and the level of confidence with which that mortality prediction is made. Design...
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Ruttimann U, Patel K, Pollack M
Pediatr Crit Care Med . 2003 Jun; 1(2):133-9. PMID: 12813264
Objective: Investigation of associations of the diagnostic diversity and volumes with efficiency and quality of care. Design: Prospective observational study. Setting: Thirty-two pediatric intensive care units (PICUs), 16 selected by...
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Marcin J, Slonim A, Pollack M, Ruttimann U
Crit Care Med . 2001 May; 29(3):652-7. PMID: 11373438
Objective: Length of stay in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is a reflection of patient severity of illness and health status, as well as PICU quality and performance. We...
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Slonim A, Patel K, Ruttimann U, Pollack M
Crit Care Med . 2001 Feb; 28(3):848-53. PMID: 10752841
Objective: To evaluate the relative resource use of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients who had been born prematurely. Design: Nonconcurrent cohort study. Setting: Consecutive admissions to 16 voluntary PICUs....
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Verghese S, McGill W, Patel R, Sell J, Midgley F, Ruttimann U
Paediatr Anaesth . 2000 Sep; 10(5):505-11. PMID: 11012954
Central venous cannulation allows accurate monitoring of right atrial pressure and infusion of drugs during the anaesthetic management of infants undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass. In this prospective, randomized study, we compared...
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Marcin J, Pollack M, Patel K, Ruttimann U
Crit Care Med . 2000 Aug; 28(8):2984-90. PMID: 10966283
Objective: None of the currently available physiology-based mortality risk prediction models incorporate subjective judgements of healthcare professionals, a source of additional information that could improve predictor performance and make such...
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DePetrillo P, Speers D, Ruttimann U
Comput Biol Med . 1999 Dec; 29(6):393-406. PMID: 10591173
An alternative regression-based method for estimating the Hurst coefficient of a fractal time series is proposed. A formal mathematical description of the methodology is presented. The geometric relationship of the...
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Marcin J, Pollack M, Patel K, Sprague B, Ruttimann U
Pediatrics . 1999 Oct; 104(4 Pt 1):868-73. PMID: 10506227
Objective: Prognostication is central to developing treatment plans and relaying information to patients, family members, and other health care providers. The degree of confidence or certainty that a health care...
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Verghese S, McGill W, Patel R, Sell J, Midgley F, Ruttimann U
Anesthesiology . 1999 Jul; 91(1):71-7. PMID: 10422930
Background: Percutaneous cannulation of the internal jugular vein in infants is technically more difficult and carries a higher risk of carotid artery puncture than in older children and adults. In...