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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Risk prediction tools."”.
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Development of a Risk Prediction Tool for Emergency Laparotomy
Aim: This thesis aims to develop a risk prediction tool for emergency laparotomy surgery based on easily obtainable preoperative variables that predict useful outcomes for clinicians and patients. Methods: A systematic review was used to establish individual risk factors for emergency laparotomy. …
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Tailoring visual communication of cardiovascular disease risk to diverse populations: supporting informed decision-making in primary care
… socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. Risk prediction models embedded within patient decision aids aim to support informed decision-making in primary prevention. However, clinical tools use varied graphic formats with little consistency, and evidence on which visual formats best support …
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Using B-type natriuretic peptide and whole body contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging to detect asymptomatic cardiovascular disease and improve prediction of risk of cardiovascular disease: the TASCFORCE Study
… targeted at those at increased predicted risk of cardiovascular disease using risk prediction tools developed from large epidemiological studies. However these have poor external validity particularly for those at low or intermediate risk: a significant number of cardiovascular events …
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Estudio de caso de las escalas de predicción a la sobrevida posparo en el Hospital Universitario Mayor Méderi en Bogotá entre 2019 y 2021
Introducción: El conocer el pronóstico de sobrevida asociada a un buen desenlace neurológico luego de un paro cardiaco es de vital importancia para el actuar del médico y para la familia del paciente. Existen muchas escalas de predicción de sobrevida publicadas en la literatura. Sin embargo, en …
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Cardiovascular disease risk prediction models: does one-score-fit-all?
… and severe COVID-19 are particularly at elevated risk of developing CVD, highlighting the need for precise and equitable risk prediction tools. The changing landscape of CVD, partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting patterns of CVD incidence and care delivery, and partly due to the rising …