Sentence examples for based on patient groups from inspiring English sources

Further research on larger sample sizes may establish an array of thresholds based on patient groups stratified by preoperative OHS and other variables.

As it was found by Biermann et al. [19] direct medical costs per case increased with severity of HF, the results based on patient groups of a certain NYHA level(s) might not be generalized to patient of other NYHA levels.

Further analyses by stratifying cohorts based on patient groups (paediatric vs. adults) or presentation (pneumonia or non-specified sepsis) yielded similarly negative findings.

Changes in MEP and stretch reflex amplitude were examined based on patient grouping (LBP vs. controls), and whether SM caused an audible joint sound.

A class comparison was performed between groups of arrays based on patient survival (group 1 (N=10): overall survival (OS) <30 months; group 2 (N=22): OS ⩾30 months) sorting probe sets passing filtering criteria (significant at 0.05 level of the univariate two-sample t-test and fold change strictly >2.5).

With this exclusion, we were unable to recruit homeless individuals, which form a subpopulation of discharges AMA. 30 The response rate was fairly low (30 of 93 or 32.3%) and therefore the study sample, based on patient focus groups, should not be considered to be representative of the general population of patients with CVD who discharge AMA.

Based on patient interviews, focus groups, piloting and follow-up interviews, instrument development ensured that the views of patients with knee problems formed the basis of item construction.

These steps follow the general PROM development process as described in the literature [25, 26, 27]: item generation based on patient interviews or focus groups, selecting the items, developing scales and scoring method, and pilot testing the items (cognitive validation).

These patients were divided into early- and late-stage groups based on patient' age.

As no other correlations were evident, all subsequent analyses were grouped based on patient tissue BV.

Changes in PSO-LIFE score were analyzed by sub-groups based on patient perceptions of overall change on completing the study using the health status transition item.