Sentence examples for a secondary intervention from inspiring English sources

Two patients with recurrent dislocations required a secondary intervention; one patient underwent a second-modified Putti-Platt procedure, and the other patient was treated with a Bristow-Latarjet procedure.

The DCCT included a primary prevention cohort and a secondary intervention cohort.

The treatment group given the higher dose had a 44% reduced risk of requiring a secondary intervention due to delayed union versus the controls [ 70].

Our previous randomized trial in patients with tibial shaft fractures identified an event rate of a secondary intervention of 14%95%5% CI: 12-16%) in closed fractures and 27%95%5% CI: 22-31%) in open fractures [ 26].

The emergence of drug resistance poses a serious threat to leprosy control programs that rely on a secondary intervention, such as chemotherapy, because a leprosy vaccine is not available.

At baseline, all patients were free of history of CVD, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia. DCCT participants were recruited into a primary prevention cohort with 1 5 years of diabetes duration and no retinopathy or microalbuminuria at baseline, or into a secondary intervention cohort with 1 15 years of duration, minimal to moderate retinopathy, and albuminuria <200 mg per 24 h at baseline.

In addition, at the 2-year follow-up (FU) visit, any secondary intervention planned will be recorded.

At the last visit, the surgeon or researcher will also document any secondary intervention that is planned for the patient.

Overall, 19 patients needed a non-planned secondary intervention, of which 12 were deemed a minor procedure (e.g. 'dynamisation by distal screw removal').

Reoperations are an example of such secondary intervention which can, and often does, result in a considerable impact in patient function and quality of life.

This study evaluated the effectiveness of a school-based voluntary secondary intervention for alcohol use (Project Options).