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The phrase "a reduction in duration" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a decrease in the length of time something takes or lasts.
Example: "The new policy aims for a reduction in duration for project completion, allowing teams to deliver results more quickly."
Alternatives: "a decrease in time" or "a shortening of duration."
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To our knowledge, this is the first study, showing a reduction in duration of mechanical ventilation.
Dexmedetomidine also led to a reduction in duration of mechanical ventilation compared with midazolam but not compared with propofol.
Furthermore, a trend, but not statistically significant, a reduction in duration (defined as total hours of headache per month) was noted [pre-EBP duration 507.9 (±39.4 SEM) vs. post-EBP 421.6 (±71.7 SEM); paired t test: p = 0.11 (CI −194.9; 22.2)] (see Fig. 3).
RESULTS: A reduction in duration greater than 50% in 48 patient versus 7 and of disability >50% in 48 patients against 5 were observed respectively after taking Aurastop o Magnesium alone.Furthermore 35% of the aurastop group did not have to take pain reliever after the aura as the headache intensity was more tolerable, only 5% of the magnesium group.
This causes a radical change in the way water is distributed, with more intense precipitation but a reduction in duration and frequency.
That study found a reduction in duration of mechanical ventilation, ICU LOS and hospital LOS.
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The use of kinetic bed therapy is not associated with a reduction in mortality, duration of mechanical ventilation or duration of ICU or hospital length of stay.
Use of NAIs in previously healthy outpatients with uncomplicated seasonal influenza is associated with a reduction in the duration of viral shedding and in the duration of clinical signs and symptoms [ 7, 8].
Therefore, the length of the reproductive phase will be increased at the expense of a reduction in the duration of the vegetative phase, but without changing the whole duration of the crop cycle.
Long et al. also found a reduction in antibiotic duration of patients with CAP [22].
A reduction in the duration of seizures and associated utility decrement compared with rectal diazepam and bucally administered lorazepam tablets.
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