Sentence examples for prophylactic intent from inspiring English sources

Growth factor treatment for therapeutic or prophylactic intent was permitted throughout the study.

The most commonly used agents were dexamethasone (46.2 %), granisetron (44.6 %) and/or metoclopramide (23.1 %); these were predominantly given in a prophylactic intent (95.4 %).

The prescribed dose delivered to the lower neck and supraclavicular fossa was 50 Gy over 25 fractions for prophylactic intent, and 60 66 Gy over 30 33 fractions for therapeutic intent.

In addition, the prescribed dose to the lower neck and the supraclavicular fossae by irradiation with the conventional RT technique was 50 Gy out of 25 fraction for prophylactic intent and 60 66 Gy out of 30 33 fractions for therapeutic intent.

Tony Abbott went to the election with a prophylactic immigration policy, intent on meeting asylum seekers on boats halfway and sending them back to Indonesia.

Radiation oncologists have previously treated all neck node levels in NPC comprehensively with definitive intent radiotherapy or prophylactic irradiation [ 20].

Of these, 244 had limited stage disease and were treated with chemotherapy and thoracic radiotherapy delivered with curative intent, with or without prophylactic cranial irradiation [ 12].

Purpose: To investigate whether prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) has a role in the management of patients with non small-cell lunon small-celllungtreated with cancerve iNSCLC.

Local infection control practitioners reviewed medical records and medication charts to determine whether prophylactic antibiotics were given for the operative procedure with the intent of preventing infection at the surgical site.

In an effort to reduce complications, prophylactic clip closure of post-ER ulcerations is now routinely practiced with the intent of preventing delayed adverse events after colonic polypectomy [ 8– 10].

This undertaking was prophylactic.