Publications by authors named "Brian Pugh"

Deep learning has revolutionized many scene perception tasks over the past decade. Some of these improvements can be attributed to the development of large labeled datasets. The creation of such datasets can be an expensive, time-consuming, and imperfect process.

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Introduction: This study compared ultrasonography-guided (USG) placement with anatomic placement during internal jugular (IJ) central venous catheter (CVC) insertion by novice practitioners using a simulation model.

Methods: A prospective, randomized, crossover study of 28 fourth year medical students was conducted with institutional review board approval. Participants viewed an instructional material before participation, and supervision was standardized.

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