Finally we examined the feasibility of developing a scoring system using the identified clinical indicators to determine need for LP and or presumptive treatment for acute bacterial meningitis.
Hence characteristics of the underlying illness were a key factor in determining need for hospital care; it was therefore considered that these admissions were not preventable.
We wish to outline some of the problems associated with determining relative 'cutoff' points for commencing RRT due to the heterogenous nature of the 'triggers' used for determining need for renal replacement.
Longitudinal prospective studies would be needed to assess more subtle changes, and to assess the trajectories of problems such as symptoms and psychological concerns, all of which might be important in determining need for palliative care.
Using the responses from the questions in each public health category related to training needs, we developed an overall mean from the aggregated responses to determine "need" for additional training.
Guidelines recommend use of the HCAP criteria to determine need for empiric MRSA therapy, but this definition lacks specificity for CO-MRSA pneumonia and may lead to overuse of broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy [ 2, 11].
85 Although further studies will undoubtedly add to the current evidence base, Fibroscan has now been validated in NAFLD, 104 and represents a useful tool for rapid, non-invasive assessment of liver fibrosis and determining need for biopsy.
Using this test alone to determine need for prophylactic corticosteroids will result in an unnecessary 12 to 24 hour prolongation of intubation for three out of every four such patients.
The factors determining need for mechanical ventilation identified on multivariate analysis were cyanosis at presentation [RR (95%CI)- 10.9 (1.56–18.9)] and mothers education less than graduation [RR (95% CI)- 3.6 (1.15–6.3)] (Additional file 1, Table S11).
Given the importance of HRQoL in determining need for treatment, as well as evaluating treatment success, this review provides an assessment of the degree to which HRQoL is impaired in women seeking surgical treatment.
It is acceptable to determine need for TSB with a TcB and it may be acceptable to use TcB alone (under a photo-opaque patch) to follow infants under CPT.
