Neural responses to tap presentation were collected while the animal was passively seated.
Demographic information, clinical manifestations and laboratory findings at presentation were collected.
Clinical symptoms at initial presentation were collected as originally recorded and prospectively reported in the electronic medical records (EMR).
Medical records of all included patients were screened for relevant data, including the following: demographic data, aetiology of PH, comorbidities, indications for EPS, procedure data and results from EPS, and additional data from echocardiography, right heart catheterisation, and clinical presentation were collected.
For women diagnosed in 2009 (5-years of follow-up), demographic, clinical and pathological information, at presentation, was collected, namely age at diagnosis, parity, methods used for pathological diagnoses, tumor pathological characteristics, stage of disease and treatment.
Data on physiological, laboratory variables and scores derived from the scoring systems, [Acute physiology age and chronic health evaluation III score (APACHE III) and simplified acute physiology score II (SAPS II)] during the first 24 hours of presentation with sepsis were collected and the most abnormal values during the first 24 hours of presentation were analysed.
Design: Videotapes and written materials were used to develop 12 different conditions of presentation and data were collected via a mailed survey methodology.
Data on clinical presentation of CTS were collected using the clinical history questionnaire developed by Bland [ 28] which was incorporated into a screening questionnaire sent as part of the initial invitation.
Subsequently for all patients, biochemical results of renal function prior to, at the point of and up to 1 week following the date of presentation at MAU were collected to identify all episodes of AKI.
