The phrase "retrospective use" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is usually used to refer to the use of something in the past, especially something that would normally be used in the present or future. For example: "The retrospective use of computer technology revolutionized our understanding of history."
In this paper, we argue that one obstacle to early integration of use analysis in innovation design is overreliance on retrospective use analysis, i.e. that which is based on clear references to existing products or activities.
However, retrospective use of the criteria was not possible from the majority of published articles where criteria were not specified.
According to Egyptian law, the patients' acceptance of admission includes a consent to retrospective use of their anonymous data.
100% of patients had pneumothorax resolution with Heimlich valve after failed thoracostomy Retrospective, use of Heimlich valve not controlled.
The likelihood of reporting CI is associated with study type (prospective versus retrospective), use of chemotherapy, journal, and year of publication.
Patients provided details of their retrospective use of medication, inpatient, out-patient appointments, laboratory tests and scans, emergency department, contact with community professionals (GPs, neurologists, etc).
Design: Retrospective, using information from US facilities subscribing to the Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation UDSMRR).
Design: Retrospective, using information from US facilities subscribing to the National Followup Service.
Earlier this year, the Cinematique Ontario initiated a complete retrospective using new prints, which was repeated at the Edinburgh Film Festival and London's National Film Theatre to capacity audiences.
Design: The study was retrospective using information from a national database representative of medical rehabilitation patients across the US.
All study designs were retrospective, using alumni surveys, focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews.
