Consensus reached: 92.3% agreement Various features of NPCPs have been identified that may predict the difficulty of achieving complete resection.
Together with the finding that callers with any MHCs were less likely to quit than those with none, this suggests that any report of a MHC may predict increased difficulty in quitting, even though the population of individuals with any MHC is likely a heterogeneous group in terms of symptoms, stressors, and daily functioning.
References are generally poor predictors (Ferguson, James, O'Hehir, Sanders, & McManus, 2003; Siu & Reiter, 2009), although negative comments from an academic referee may predict in-course difficulties (Yates & James, 2006), and a Canadian study showed personal statements and references to have a small predictive effect on medical school clinical performance (Peskun, Detsky, & Shandling, 2007).
The hypothesis of the study that a comprehensive preoperative assessment of the airway may help predicting difficulties at the placement of an LMA is an interesting one, certainly worth of an exploration.
Once you have the genes, you could predict difficulties and hopefully prevent them".
It is hypothesized that the use of CAMs may predict adherence versus non adherence to prescription medications for mental health difficulties.
Economists may predict dire consequences.
These astrologists may predict the answer.
Previous intubation may make subsequent reintubation more difficult because of anatomic changes such as laryngeal edema or airway trauma, which may not be predicted or assessed accurately with the traditional measures of predicted difficulty that we included in our study.
