In addition, there is no specific ICD-9 or other procedure code that indicates a Norwood procedure, and therefore case definitions varied by study.
20 We carried out a separate analysis to check the impact of missing procedure codes that indicated whether a mastectomy was bilateral, right-sided or left-sided.
Equally important, such systems could detect changes in testing procedures that might indicate manipulation.
We also assessed charges for procedures that might indicate severity of cardiac and coexisting disease, including preoperative intensive care unit admission, cardiac resuscitation, oxygen use, telemetry, echocardiography, percutaneous angioplasty or stent, continuous positive airway pressure, mechanical ventilation, or dialysis.
Informed consent procedures that clearly indicate that it is a patient's responsibility to periodically check back in with their provider after a VUS result would put the onus on patients, and avoid some of the pitfalls of patients changing address or changing physicians.
The translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the CPCHILD© questionnaire provides a Brazilian Portuguese version that can measure the health-related quality of life of children with severe developmental disabilities, with the potential to measure the actual benefits of various procedures that are indicated for patients with developmental disabilities.
The translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the CPCHILD© questionnaire provides a Brazilian Portuguese equivalent to measure the HRQoL of children with severe developmental disabilities, with the potential to measure the benefits of various procedures that are indicated for these patients.
Given the relevance of these instruments for professionals who assist patients with cerebral palsy and for related public health policies, the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the CPCHILD© provides objective information concerning the benefits of various procedures that are indicated for these patients.
Depending on the findings, surgical suturing, ligation of blood vessels, and in severe cases, hysterectomy, are procedures that are indicated in PPH.
On the other hand, a change in patient management results from about half of the procedures that necessitate transport, indicating a good efficiency.
