Updated annually, these data standards allow meaningful comparison of data across different registries, and compilation of case-specific information into useful and meaningful registries thanks to standardized case definitions, coding practices and conversions of medical terminology.
A retrospective compilation of cases considered inoperable at the time of treatment between 1891 and 1936, which was conducted by Wiemann and Starnes (1994, Table 2), determined a remission rate of 64% (108/170) and a 5-year survival rate of larger than 44%.
Some cautions are needed when interpreting data because literature pertaining to PTT mainly consists of (compilations of) case reports, with their inherent likelihood of bias.
The Environmental Science of Drinking Water is an excellent compilation of fact, case study, policy analysis, opinion, and good old-fashioned common sense.
The compilation of human cases in China includes sporadic cases and the two S. suis serotype 2 epidemics, the first in Jiangsu province in 1998, where 14 deaths out of 25 cases occurred, and the second in Sichuan province in 2005, where 38 deaths out of 215 cases were reported.
While randomized clinical trials have not been conducted, careful compilations of existing case series data would be helpful in evaluating the potential effectiveness of various management regimens.
AS planned and coordinated the study, and prepared manuscript; SO prepared and stained specimens, and evaluated specimens; HA, KD and MK were involved in the compilation of colonoscopic polypectomy cases; NY was involved in data entry; ABK was involved in literature search.
The aim of the chapter is to provide a compilation of the best-known case studies in order to identify the causes and mistakes that were made.
But, a comprehensive compilation of the information of those case studies is still a missing link in the literature.
