The results suggest that urban blue as a health-promoting factor needs more detailed and accurate determination and examination of its general and local health-enhancing effects.
A second limitation is the lack of information about some relevant screening procedures such as blood pressure measurement, BMI determination, foot examination, and duration of disease, not recorded in administrative databases; the latter, however, should not affect adherence to guidelines.
Safety assessments which included blood samples for antibody determination, physical examinations, and vital signs were performed within 24 h before chemotherapy in each cycle and at end of study.
Initial screening for patients admitted to the ED with chest pain consisted of a physical examination, determination of serum levels of cardiac enzymes and 12-lead electrocardiography (ECG).
The performance of the NN analysis was evaluated using a statistical indicator (the coefficient of multiple determination), and by examination of the error patterns.
Evaluations performed during treatment included a weekly chest X-ray, biochemistry, complete blood count (including platelet and differential leucocyte counts), physical examination, determination of PS, and toxicity assessment.
Evaluations performed at these follow-up visits included a physical examination, determination of SLEDAI score, BILAG analysis, serologic studies and evaluation of organ function.
Baseline assessment included a complete physical examination, determination of KPS, laboratory tests and tumour characteristics assessed by imaging and Okuda score (Okuda et al, 1985).
Before surgery, patients underwent standard preoperative examinations, including electrocardiography; physical examination; determination of vital signs; urine pregnancy test (in women of childbearing age); and measurement of hematological, blood coagulation, and standard clinical chemistry parameters.
The algorithm included a history and physical examination, determination of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) within 2 weeks before surgery, a plain radiograph and a technetium-99-labeled leukocyte scintigraphy [ 8].
