Two independent reviewers extracted data, including study design, subjects, sample size, age, response rate, CAM modality, and outcomes.
This enabled us to adjust for critical confounders of the relationship between RRT modality and outcomes and at least partially overcome bias related to factors that may influence a clinician to initiate RRT with either SLED or CRRT.
We analysed the demographic, morbidity, treatment modality and outcome data of patients (n = 459) admitted to ICUs between October 1st, 2009 and November 30th, 2009 using a prospectively filled in electronic survey form in 7 representative ICUs.
Reasons for this lack of evidence include incomplete data on case-mix, treatment modalities and outcomes.
Clinical trials incorporating robust and accurate assessment of prognostic factors and appropriate stratification of patients prior to therapy will enable objective comparison of treatment modalities and outcomes.
Quality data of the sort provided during the processing of health insurance claims could offer a unique window into CKD prevalence, treatment modalities, and outcomes.
178 patients with histologically confirmed sporadic GEP-NENs from The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University (1995 2012) were enrolled in this study to collect clinical information including age, gender, locations, clinical syndromes, endoscopic and radiographic features, histopathological characteristics, metastasis patterns, treatment modalities and outcomes.
Sample sizes for subgroups of people with type 1 diabetes within existing studies are too small to allow stratified analyses to determine similarities or differences in treatment modalities and outcomes compared with adults with type 2 diabetes.
An overview of treatment modalities and outcomes is shown in Table 1 and Figure 2. Of the seven patients without palpable inguinal node, two of three partial responders underwent partial penectomy after neoadjuvant IA chemotherapy and there is no recurrence to date after surgery.
Demographic characteristics, clinical features, treatment modalities, and outcome in this case series of adult patients with chickenpox-related ocular involvement are summarized in Table 1.
To study the clinical characteristics, treatment modalities, and outcome of patients with superior sulcus tumors who underwent surgery over a 15-year period.
