Causal factor is the main determinant of outcome and the effect of age or duration is difficult to separate from the underlying cause.
Nevertheless, both studies strongly suggest that duration of hypoglycemia should be a major determinant of outcome.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The severity of the initial neurological deficit is a critical determinant of outcome after acute stroke.
Moreover, microcirculatory alterations have been considered to be a stronger determinant of outcome than global hemodynamic parameters [6].
For Emergency Department (ED) patients the timing of transfer to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to receive the most appropriate treatments and early life-sustaining therapies may be an important determinant of outcome.
However, the role of driving pressure on the severe ARDS patients requiring ECMO was uncertain, and a clinical review recommended that driving pressure is important determinant of outcome during ECMO [6].
The severity of liver disease (as evidenced by the MELD score) has been shown to be a determinant of outcome.
Proteinuria is an important determinant of outcome in primary GN but the mechanisms responsible for this association have not been fully elucidated.
Moreover, MMP-8 may also regulate lung permeability [21], which is an important determinant of outcome in pulmonary fibrosis [22], and apoptosis of inflammatory cells [23].
Acquired coagulopathy following trauma is an important determinant of outcome.
Adherence to exercise programs is an important determinant of outcome.
