With a greater mix of individuals at differing levels of SES in a particular neighbourhood, this misclassification will be greater. Second, inconsistent results may be due to differences in adjustment for important potential confounders beyond clinical case mix (for example, level of function and ...
In particular, the tail of the LoS distribution must not be ignored since these few patients can block beds for a long time and form a heavy burden on capacity. Our estimates, and the proposed method for distribution collation, allow for improved predictions of this aspect of burden prediction...
In particular, we would like to thank Professor Liu Yun-peng and Dr Shi Jing of the First Hospital of China Medical University, for their kind assistance. This work was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia project grant (APP ID 572542). L Li was ...
RV afterload reduction Reduction in PVR is one of the most important components in the management of RVF because of the particular sensitivity of the RV to afterload changes. The pharmacologic agents (Table8) to reduce PVR must be used with caution as they have the potential to cause hypotensio...
This particular combination of tests is designed to capitalize on both the advantages of using traditional paper and pencil tests as well as those advantages unique to the NIH Toolbox tests; including computerized administration (which allows precise and reliable timing), the availability of ...
Given the high socioeconomic impact of musculoskel- etal infections [52], of which prosthetic joint infections are of particular concern [33], reducing device-related preventable infections is a key element for delivering value-based healthcare in terms of personal value (im- proved safety and ...
Perceived ease of use, a person who believes that using a particular system would be free from effort [8], was an important factor that affects the perceived usefulness. According to the question “The reason why I don’t want to use the voice smart care system”, poor speech recognition ...
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This approach is preferable to (1) customary rote prescription of the same drug, dose, and interval for each event; (2) as-needed dosing, which permits pain to recur before treatment is provided; or (3) prejudicial exclusive use or avoidance of a particular analgesic.17, 23, 43 There is...
In particular, we thank Dr Ravi Pattanshetty for clinical input and Jia Wei. This research was supported by grants from the Wellcome Trust (University of Oxford Medical and Life Sciences Translational Fund, award 0009350), the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/P009824/1 and...