Demographic data, reason for ICU admission, presence of comorbidity, APACHE II score, the modality and duration of dialysis, as well as the outcome in the ICU were documented.
Among the psychiatric treatment modalities, highest awareness was documented for Pharmacotherapy (87.0%; n = 857) followed by psychotherapy (59.4%; n = 585) and ECT (45.1%; n = 444).
In addition, the morbidity and indeed mortality associated with the specific modalities of treatment are documented so that risk benefit analyses can be assessed.
In terms of comparative effects on renal function, of all the modalities, only PRRT has been documented to permanently and adversely affect renal function.
Although GKRS is generally considered a safe treatment modality, complications after treatment are documented [ 10 ].
To date, the RAND-Study, conducted in California during the 1970s, is regarded as a fundamental investigation on moral hazard in health insurance [ 25]. 5,809 US citizens were randomly assigned to 14 different health insurance contracts (with different co-payment modalities) and their consequent behaviour was documented for three to five years.
Similar plasticity for opposite migration preferences in C. elegans has been documented for other sensory modalities (e.g. Bretscher et al., 2008; Russell et al., 2014).
Graft patency was documented in each instance, without discrepancy, with both modalities.
The benefits of chemoembolisation have been documented by several investigators, 349 351 but there are no completed comparative studies between the two modalities.
