This has apparently been confirmed by experimental data, one retrospective study based on chart review, and several anecdotal case reports.
The reported clinical experience, which is limited to one retrospective study based on chart review, and several anecdotal case reports may clearly be biased.
Toxicities were graded retrospectively by a single investigator (MKC) based on chart review using CTCAE, version 4.0, and grading on the terms diarrhoea and colitis.
Based on chart review, no specific indications for transfusion were identified in 25 patients (34%), and 13 patients (18%) had undetected postpartum anemia (Hb values <8.2 g/dL) at least 24h after delivery.More formal assessment and documentation of the etiologic factors associated with transfusion management in pregnant patients is advised.
The algorithm was validated on two 3-month periods in 2015 and 2016 as follows: 1) autonomous surveillance (AS) generated detections of three VAE subclasses: VAC, IVAC, and PVAP; 2) manual surveillance (MS) by Infection Control (IC) staff independently performed standard surveillance based on chart review, 3) senior IC staff adjudicated the gold standard for cases of AS-MS discordance.
Cause of AKI was determined by two nephrologists (KDL, RH) based on chart review.
Appropriateness of hospital admission was measured by applying an appropriateness protocol combined with physician judgment based on chart review.
Based on chart review, the self-service portal and the analyst had similar sensitivities and specificities for comorbid diagnoses and statin use.
The patient group consisted of 50 adult (ages 18 to 65) euthymic patient volunteers diagnosed as having bipolar I disorder as diagnosed by DSM-IV criteria based on chart review and clinical interview and were recruited from the well-defined bipolar patient population of the ambulatory Mood Disorders Clinic of the Beer Sheva Mental Health Center.
Categorization into the 3 groups was based on chart review data that was drawn from multiple sources.
Because some covariates could be missing for patients based on chart review, we added a category for missing values where applicable.
