We estimated effects of screening colonoscopy on incident late-stage CRC diagnosis risk, comparing algorithm-derived screening indications to adjudication, according to the source of indication data.
These variables are likely to influence not only choice of antifibrinolytic agent but also outcome, and are, therefore, a source of indication bias that could reflect unfavorably on aprotinin.
First, the date is difficult to measure accurately and specifically, as there is no readily available source of indication-specific license dates.
Most reports using medical records derive indication from the procedure report alone and in some cases the source of the indication information in the medical records was not clearly described [ 18, 33- 36].
40.8% of the surveyed slum dwellers reported having a regular source of livelihood, an indication of some access and connections to people with resources, power and influence.
Review of the clinical records demonstrated 64 episodes of VAP and 54 episodes where another source of sepsis or indication for antibiotic therapy was identified.
Funding for biophotonics--and for photonics in general--comes from a variety of sources, an indication of how pervasive the discipline has become.
Supported by promising preclinical studies [ 3, 4], many clinical trials have used MSCs from a variety of sources for indications such as central nervous system diseases (e.g., ischemic stroke, Parkinson's disease, and spinal cord injury), heart disease, diabetes mellitus, acute graft versus host disease, and some autoimmune diseases (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/).gov/
We observed a pulmonary source of infection was an indication for antimicrobial therapy in 47% of audited records.
Abstractors were not blinded to the source of information in the medical records, possibly contributing to the high correlation of indication across data sources.
Low levels of Na+ and Cl− in water sources are an indication of the absence of intrusion of River water (Essumang et al. 2011).
