Talley et al [ 18] did not calculate incremental cost-effectiveness ratios of IABP therapy, thus leaving the issue of the trade-off between increased costs and possibly increased effectiveness unresolved.
By contrast, light to moderate insulin resistance is compensated for by increased insulin secretion, or moderately increased insulin secretion does not accompany insulin resistance, both of which lead to increased insulinotropic action and possibly increased serum amylase.
Despite their promise for risk reduction, these agents are associated with increased rates of bone fracture, joint and tendon disorders, and possibly increased cardiovascular risk due to their profound estrogen-suppressive effect.
The ability to identify patients at increased risk of myelosuppression and infection will permit increased surveillance and possibly increased use of prophylactic antibiotics.
Emerging evidence indicates that there are differences in the pathogenesis and possibly increased susceptibility to lung cancer in women.
Excessive noise may thereby increase the risk of delirium, resulting in increased Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) length of stay and possibly increased mortality.
As one NATO official in Kabul put it, Ahmed Wali's "ruthless use of patronage" has annoyed many people and possibly increased support for the insurgents.
Piñons and junipers, that dominate many semi-arid landscapes in the western United States, have invaded some sagebrush and grassland areas and possibly increased in density since EuroAmerican settlement.
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Another perverse circumstance is that chlorine is often used to treat cholera-infected water, but because insurgents have started using chlorine trucks in bombing attacks, restrictions on chlorine distribution have led to reduced water treatment and possibly increased the prevalence of cholera.
However, over-parameterized models should be avoided due to arising support problems and possibly increased variation in the matching estimates (see Bryson et al. [2002]).
