The primary outcome was the splenectomy trend. Secondary outcomes were (1) incidence of ITP trend, (2) in-hospital mortality, length of stay, and total hospitalization costs after splenectomy trend, and (3) independent predictors of splenectomy, length of stay, and total hospitalization costs. A...
McCann6, Fengyu Hu1,Yun Lan1, Fuchun Zhang1, Hao Liang4, Jinmin Zhao4, Joseph D. Tucker2,3 & Weiping Cai1,2 The primary objective of this study was to obtain insights into the outcomes of people living with HIV who accessed services thro...
A sensitivity analysis confined to patients with final diagnoses of acute cerebral ischemia was also planned. Additional exploratory analyses of the primary outcome were prespecified to test the consistency of the findings: (1) unadjusted risk difference; (2) logistic regression, adjusting for pretreatme...
The primary goal of ADNI has been to test whether serial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), other biological markers, and clinical and neuropsychological assessment can be combined to measure the progression of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early Alzheimer’s...
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Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A *Send correspondence to J. Kenneth Byrd, MD, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 200 Lothrop Street, Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. E-mail: byrdjk@...
A method of treating injuries to or diseases of the central nervous system that predominantly effects glia and/or non-cholinergic neuronal cells characterized in that it comprises the step of increasing the active concentration(s) of insulin-like growth factor 1 and/or analogues thereof in the cen...
Infectious disease consultation (IDC) is often helpful for managing aspects of complicated infections including bacteremia and IE, such as identifying the primary source of infection and choosing an appropriate antimicrobial therapy. Studies have previously shown that IDC has been associated with improved...
Changing the pattern of out of hours: a survey of general practice cooperatives. Br Med J 1997; 314: 199–200. Article Google Scholar Hallam L, Henthorne K . Cooperatives and their primary care emergency centres: organisation and impact. Health Technol Assessment 1999; 3 (No. 7). Hallam ...