The diagnostic criteria of bacterial brain abscess were: 1) characteristic computerized tomography (CT) and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings; 2) evidence of brain abscess seen during surgery or histopathologic examination; and 3) classical clinical manifestations such as headache, fever, localized neurological signs and/or consciousness disturbance [ 10, 11].
We created an ad hoc regional computerized database considering maternal characteristics, variables related to pregnancy and mode of delivery.
The general ICU scores lack data on several variables that are important for outcome prediction in TBI patients, for example, pupillary light reaction and head computerized tomography (CT) scan characteristics and signs of increased intracranial pressure, which may reduce predictive ability [ 45, 50, 51].
Information collected included the number of practice members, number of office visits per day per full-time employee, and whether or not medical records are computerized, as well as characteristics of the practice's patient population: percent of minorities, and percent of patients using Medicare or Medicaid.
AUC: areas under the receiver operating characteristics curve; CT: computerized tomography; ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; GOS: Glasgow outcome scale; SAH: subarachnoid hemorrhage; WFNS: World Federation of Neurological Surgeons.
One study [ 31] meeting 16 of our quality assessment criteria investigated the association of approximately 22 baseline characteristics with the computerized adaptive test (FT-CAT) [ 40] at discharge.
Randomization was conducted at the class-level and within schools to control for school characteristics, using a computerized random number generator with blocked randomization scheme (block size = 4).
On leaving the scanner, participants completed a computerized questionnaire assessing the qualitative characteristics of their memories for the studied everyday objects, on the basis of Johnson et al.'s (1988) Memory Characteristics Questionnaire.
CCDSS was defined as an automated process for comparing patient-specific characteristics against a computerized knowledge base with resulting recommendations or reminders presented to the provider (or the user) to consider, to help them in clinical decision making.
At enrollment, we collected demographics and clinical characteristics from the computerized medical record and determined previous cognitive function through surrogate interview using the validated Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE) [ 24].
