The results suggest that a large proportion of adaptive bone remodelling changes seen clinically with these implants may be explained by a consistent theory incorporating a purely mechanical stimulus.
The decrease in utility, especially in the second year, might be explained by the consistent pattern of no effect or a worse effect on the outcomes.
The low rate of symptomatic PICC-related thrombosis in our study may thus be explained by the consistent use of ultrasound guidance, by the careful choice of a vein of an appropriate diameter, by the intra-procedural verification of the position of the tip by the intracavitary EKG method, as well as by the use of a sutureless securement device in 100% of cases.
We found that concentrations of C3 were lower in patients with postoperative delirium, which could be explained by complement activation, consistent with a role for neuroinflammation in delirium.
The close similarity in coverage estimates between these three methods may be explained by the fairly consistent fertility rates reported in national figures in recent years.
While it was judged important to set the threshold at the level of mild impairment to ensure sensitivity for detection of early dementia, impaired performance on one test may be explained by extraneous factors; consistent poor performance is much more likely to reflect genuine impairment.
The lower rate of nocturnal hypoglycaemia associated with IDeg compared to IDet and IGlar could be explained by the more consistent pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profile of IDeg, namely the longer duration of action as well as lower day-to-day and hour-to-hour pharmacodynamic variability 16, 33.
The associations with parental education were more pronounced in the Western countries, while in the Eastern countries the direction of the association was not consistent, which might be explained by the low consistency of SES in the former socialist countries.
This paper addresses the question: to what extent can increases in laboratory expenditures be explained by testing that is consistent with guidelines for the management of chronic conditions?
We examine the extent to which increases in laboratory expenditures might be explained by testing that is consistent with guidelines for the management of chronic conditions, by analyzing fee-for-service physician payment data in British Columbia from 1996/97 and 2005/06.
