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Urea Reduction Ratio And Urea Kinetic Modeling: A Mathematical Analysis Of Changing Dialysis Parameters

Based mainly on the simplicity of its calculation, the urea reduction ratio (URR) has been suggested as an alternative to urea kinetic modeling (Kt/V) as a measure of hemodialysis adequacy. However, recent studies have raised questions concerning the…

Tags: 1998, adequacy, American journal of nephrology, Caccamo L P, Carter K J, Castro F A, effective dialyzer clearance, Erickson B A, Hemodialysis, Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication, Kessler E, residual renal function, Ritchey N P, urea kinetic modeling, urea reduction ratio, Urology & Nephrology

Sequential test selection in the analysis of abdominal pain

Numerous decision-making tools exist to assist physicians in diagnosis management. However, the accuracy of available clinical information is often ambiguous or unknown and current analytical models do not explicitly incorporate judgmentally defined…

Tags: 1996, Caccamo L P, cardiopulmonary bypass, Carter K J, Castro F, complications, Erickson B A, Health Care Sciences & Services, Johnson W, Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication, Kessler E, Medical Decision Making, Medical Informatics, Ritchey N P, Ruiz C A

Treatment of early-stage breast cancer in the elderly: A health-outcome-based approach

Purpose. To evaluate the post-lumpectomy treatment of a nonpalpable, stage 1, T1b tumor, mammographically detected, in a 74-year-old woman without comorbidities. Methods. A Markov process, through 120 monthly cycles, was used to model patient…

Analysis of three decision-making methods: A Breast cancer patient as a model

Purpose: To compare three decision making techniques using a common clinical problem. Methods: Two recently developed methods, the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and the analytic network process (ANP), were compared with a Markov process in the…

Quality assurance in anatomic pathology: Automated SNOMED coding

This case study details the set-up and implementation of the PathNet autocoder (Cerner Corporation) in a busy anatomic pathology laboratory. After initial start-up, procedures were developed to improve the system's performance. Four classes of…

Tags: 1996, Caccamo L P, Carter K J, Castro F, Computer Science, Erickson B A, Health Care Sciences & Services, Information Science &, Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, Kessler E, Library Science, Medical Informatics, Poggione M D, Rinehart S, Ritchey N P

OPTIMAL INTERVAL FOR TRIPLE-LUMEN CATHETER CHANGES - A DECISION-ANALYSIS

A survey of 53 university and community hospitals revealed that 73% of the institutions had no standard policy for the replacement of triple-lumen catheters (TLCs). Since the maintenance of a TLC in place for a prolonged period may lead to infectious…

Curling iron-related injuries presenting to US emergency departments

Objective: To describe curling iron-related injuries reported to the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) between January 1, 1992, and December 31, 1996. Methods: The authors retrospectively reviewed data from NEISS, a weighted…

Tags: 2001, Academic Emergency Medicine, accident/injury prevention, burns, Christopher N C, consumer product safety, Emergency Medicine, eye burns, Gerson L W, Ida N, Journal Article, Kessler E, Qazi K, wounds and injuries

Simulation of breast cancer screening: quality assessment of two protocols.

Healthcare professionals must make breast cancer screening decisions without the help of clear answers in current medical knowledge. This study used computer simulation to evaluate two screening protocols. The American Cancer Society (ACS) protocol…

Relevance of routine admission electrocardiograms for psychiatric patients.

OBJECTIVE: To make clinically relevant recommendations for electrocardiogram (ECG) testing among psychiatric patients, the study examined the practice of ordering ECGs for this population. METHODS: The records of 4,045 patients consecutively admitted…

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