The phrase "ascertained outcomes" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to results or conclusions that have been determined or established through investigation or analysis.
Example: "The research study provided ascertained outcomes that support the initial hypothesis."
Alternatives: "determined results" or "established findings".
Studies that have ascertained outcomes among patients lost to care have reported that up to a third of patients who failed to initiate ART had died [7], [8], [25].
Research activities such as being interviewed, completing a questionnaire, or being observed can have an impact on participant's behaviour, on both self-reported and objectively ascertained outcomes [ 16- 18].
We also ascertained outcomes of each of the same 4 groups of patients one year after the time of the cross-sectional study and compared them with the outcomes of patients for whom no pharmacy delay was detected.
We ascertained outcome data as well as the presence of relevant comorbidities for exclusions and baseline characteristics using records from seven linked databases.
The study of El Saadi et al [ 89] has another advantage over other epidemiological studies into recreational exposure to cyanobacteria in that medical practitioners ascertained outcome data, as opposed to self-reporting of symptoms.
Clinical telephone follow up was performed to ascertain outcomes.
Thus, while inability to ascertain outcomes among patients lost to follow-up could bias mortality estimates in both the ART-LINC and the ART-CC data, higher rates of losses to follow-up in the ART-LINC patients creates the possibility that deaths may have been underestimated to a greater degree in this group.
However, tracing methods may ascertain outcomes differently.
(Readers will note the absence of contemporary approaches to ascertain outcomes and satisfaction.
In addition, interim assessments will be made to ascertain outcomes and risk factor changes.
A follow-up was performed to ascertain outcomes, ie, episodes of hemorrhage, thrombotic events, and mortality.
