But they'd have to win two straight, would have to win a Game 7 in Boston after dropping five straight there this season, and would have to buck some major odds.
However, a slightly more expanded meta-analysis by Pan et al. [31] with 16 studies in total focusing again on percutaneous RFA (excluding MWA and cryoablation) compared with PN reported numerically lower major and minor complication rates in favour of RFA (major: odds ratio [OR], 0.74; minor: OR, 0.45, respectively).
On multivariate analysis, the presence of baseline major cavitation (odds ratio, 17.878), and a squamous cell histology (odds ratio, 5.491) proved to be independent significant risk factors for fatal PH.
After adjustment for baseline characteristics, an excess dose was significantly associated with major bleeding (odds ratio, 1.43; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.18-1.75) andeathth (odds ratio, 1.35; 95% CI, 1.03-1.77) compared with a recommended dose.
After adjustment, no differences were observed for the composite of in-hospital mortality and major morbidity (odds ratio, 0.93; 95% confidence interval, 0.75-1.16; P=0.53 for staged HCR, and odds ratio, 0.94; 95% confidence interval, 0.56-1.56; P=0.80 for concurrent HCR in comparison with CABG).
A lower-than-recommended dose was not associated with major bleeding (odds ratio, 1.01; 95% CI, 0.84-1.21), butherere was a trend toward higher mortality (odds ratio, 1.25; 95% CI, 0.93-1.68).
After adjusting for potential confounders, high preoperative anxiety was remained independently predictive of postoperative mortality or major morbidity (odds ratio 5.1, 95% confidence interval 1.3 to 20.2; p = 0.02).
But in major cities, odds are good that if you stroll down busy streets, you'll stumble across a food truck (if it's not Midtown Manhattan).
Furthermore, CB was found to be associated with a trend for fewer major complications (odds ratio, 0.46; 95% CI, 0.11 1.83).
Pretreatment with P2Y12 inhibitors was associated with a significant increase of major bleeding (odds ratio 1.32 (1.16 to 1.49), P<0.0001) (fig 3).
In multivariable analysis, preoperative severe ischaemia with motor deficit was the only independent risk factor for major bleeding (odds ratio (OR) 2·98; P <0·001).
