Also, POUR and its sequelae may prevent early mobilization, which is essential in fast-track THA and TKA, and may prolong hospitalization and increase re-admission rates (Kehlet 2013).
(13)– (16) The inclusion of zoledronic acid in chemotherapy regimens has an additive and/or synergistic antitumor effect on NSCLC cell lines and may prolong survival and delay disease progression in patients with advanced NSCLC.
Hence, higher prices may prolong search and make patients more reluctant to be transferred to a nursing home and hence increase bed-blocking.
Being in a depleted state as the body is trying to heal, some researchers have found, may prolong recovery and raise the risk of complications.
Both physicians and patients may perceive that having surgical residents participate in operative procedures may prolong operations and worsen outcomes.
The first is to minimise postoperative inflammation, which may prolong proliferation and angiogenesis.
Non-identification may prolong depression and leave women vulnerable to ongoing parenting difficulties [ 4].
For those patients presenting with metastases, palliative chemotherapy may prolong survival, and RT can be used for local control in selected good PS patients.
Furthermore, a large fistula may prolong hospitalization and postpone the start of postoperative radiotherapy, which may adversely affect local regional tumour control.[ 14 ] In addition, the likelihood of other complications, including flap necrosis and carotid artery rupture, greatly increases.
The argument for early treatment in these patients is that enhanced local control may prolong survival and improve quality of life by delaying development of thoracic symptoms (Falk et al, 2002).
