Irrespective of the surgical procedure, quality of life (QoL) improved and back pain diminished.
Therefore, even if our results could reassure clinicians on health benefits of RRSO (cancer prevention) also the risk of the procedure (quality of life and long-term sequelae) should be mentioned.
The causes that had originated the failure (superficial cracks, geometric concentrator, abrupt change of thickness) have been studied, verifying, by means of the simplified evaluation procedure of fatigue life of the "Germanischer Lloyd" (GL) standard, that these causes can explain the failure detected in the period of time in which it happened.
The results of our study suggest that the use of invasive procedures, limitation of life support measures and ICU mortality appear to vary according to Intensivists' base specialty of training.
It is interesting that, while for other laparoscopic procedures quality of life comparisons exist, for comparison of LA vs. OA in general only two studies could be retrieved evaluating this fact.
Based on the apparent relationships between half-life and these parameters, we propose a procedure of half-life estimation that is a function of age, percent body fat, smoking status, and breast-feeding.
To assess viability of the isolated thrombocytes, the standard procedure of a life-dead kit (LIVE/DEAD Viability/Cytotoxicity Kit L-32244), Mo Bi Tec, Göttingen) had to be modified as thrombocytes lack sufficient quantity of DNA or RNA to detect dead cells.
Large variations in the procedure of end-of-life decisions and in the communication of decisions to the patient's relatives and to ICU staff also exist between the north and the south of Europe.
The wide variations in frequency to choose sedation as an procedure in end-of-life care across different centres suggest different attitudes of doctors and policies of institutions rather than the patients' preferences or needs [ 26].
Procedure feasibility was assessed prospectively through technical success rate, procedure tolerability, quality of life, and radiographic outcomes.
