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Showing 1 to 20 of 216 for “"retrospective cohort study"”.
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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ATRIAL SIZE AND CEREBROVASCULAR EVENTS: A RETROSPECTIVE, COHORT STUDY
… remains unclear. We carried out a prospective cohort study to assess the association between LAE, detected using the left atrial volume index (LAVi), and cerebrovascular events (CVE). Methods: We enrolled consecutive adults undergoing transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) between 2012 and 2023 …
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Antenatal AVSD diagnosis at Groote Schuur Hospital A retrospective cohort study
… fetal, neonatal and infant life, we performed a retrospective study of all AVSD's diagnosed at a tertiary referral hospital in Cape Town (Groote Schuur Hospital) between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2016. We examined ultrasound records and case folders from the antenatal, neonatal and infancy …
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Severe Neurotoxicity Associated with supra-therapeutic Efavirenz concentrations: a retrospective cohort study
… and risk factors are poorly defined. Methods We retrospectively identified adults with supratherapeutic efavirenz concentrations (> 4 mg/L) obtained as part of routine clinical care at five hospitals in Cape Town, South Africa. Clinical and laboratory data at the time of efavirenz quantification …
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Characteristics and costs of electric scooter injuries in Helsinki : a retrospective cohort study
Tausta: Sähköpotkulautaonnettomuudet ovat lisääntyneet voimakkaasti monissa maissa, kun sähköpotkulautojen vuokrausfirmat ovat lisääntyneet ja näin helpottaneet sähköpotkulautojen saatavuutta. Sähköpotkulautaonnettomuuksien taloudellista vaikutusta yhteiskunnalle ei ole tutkittu laajemmassa …
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POLST-Discordant Intensive Care Near the End of Life: A Retrospective Cohort Study
… hospitalized near the end of life. Design: Retrospective cohort study over 2010-2015. Setting: Two teaching hospitals in a large academic healthcare system. Participants: All POLST users with chronic life-limiting illness hospitalized during the last six months of life who died during …
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Opioid Prescribing Among Hospitalized Patients in Tertiary Care Hospitals: A Retrospective Cohort Study
… tertiary care hospitals in Canada. Methods This retrospective cohort study linked data from electronic discharge abstracts and inpatient prescription claims. Adult patients admitted to a medicine or surgery unit between January 2017 and December 2019 were eligible for inclusion. Opioid …
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Optimal timing for cholecystectomy following percutaneous cholecystostomy: insights from a multicenter retrospective cohort study
… Clavien–Dindo ≥ III. Se realizó un estudio de cohorte retrospectivo, multicéntrico y observacional en nueve hospitales—siete en Italia y dos en Colombia. Se revisaron los registros médicos de todos los pacientes que se sometieron a colecistectomía tras colecistostomía percutánea en las …
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Impact of Family Presence on Delirium in Critically Ill Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study
… on delirium. To bridge these knowledge gaps, our study employed a population-based retrospective cohort design to explore the association between family presence and both the incidence and duration of delirium in critically ill patients. The electronic health records of consecutive adult patients …
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Homelessness and deprivation in Glasgow: a 5-year retrospective cohort study of hospitalisations and deaths
… To describe hospital admissions and deaths in a cohort of homeless Glasgow adults and to compare these to socio-economically deprived groups within a matched sample of the non-homeless local population. Methods A retrospective 5-year cohort study was conducted comparing an exposed (homeless) …
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Older men’s falls risk and confidence in completing activities of daily living: A retrospective cohort study
… underrepresented in research. The aim of this study is to understand if there is a relationship between the clinician-assessed falls risk for older men compared to their self-assessed confidence in completing activities of daily living without falling. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was …
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Antihyperglycemic Adherence and Risk of Stroke among Type II diabetes mellitus: A Population-based Retrospective Cohort Study
… and attributed associations are documented. This study uses a national population-based 10-year, longitudinal dataset from a single payer, nationwide universal coverage, single health plan system with low copayments and almost no access barriers to address this important knowledge gap. Finding …
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Diagnostic conversion following admission for a first-episode substance induced psychosis: A four-year retrospective cohort study
… hospital, Cape Town. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of first-episode patients discharged from hospital, followed-up for a four-year period. We used survival analysis and Cox-proportional hazard regression to determine factors associated with diagnostic conversion to a …
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Primary Joint Arthroplasty Surgery: Is the Risk of Major Bleeding Higher in Elderly Patients? A Retrospective Cohort Study
… studied in elderly patients. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the risk of major bleeding after MOS is higher in elderly patients, compared with those operated at a younger age. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included total hip and total knee arthroplasty patients …
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Prophylactic antibiotic regimen and risk of surgical site infection in patients undergoing hysterectomy for benign disease: a retrospective cohort study
… benigna. Métodos: Se llevó a cabo un estudio de cohorte retrospectivo en un centro de atención terciaria, en el que se incluyó a mujeres sometidas a histerectomía por indicaciones benignas. Se comparó a las pacientes que recibieron cefazolina sola con las que recibieron cefazolina más …
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A Retrospective Cohort Study of the Timing of Anxiety and Depression Diagnosis and the Onset of Hypertensive Syndromes In Pregnancy
<p>The objective of this study was to estimate the association between a diagnosis of anxiety and/or depression and the onset of hypertension in pregnancy (HIP). Second, this study aimed to investigate the association of anxiety and/or depression diagnosis and HIP by timing (before or in pregnancy) …
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Adverse outcomes associated with timing of antenatal care initiation a retrospective cohort study of pregnancies in Cape Town, South Africa
… unclear. To this end, we have undertaken a retrospective cohort study of pregnant women using public perinatal services in Cape Town, South Africa. The study includes all women (n=35,473) from the CRADLE database who gave birth between 01 January 2007 and 31 December 2009 and had a booking …
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Improved treatment outcomes with bedaquiline when substituted for second-line injectable agents in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: A retrospective cohort study
… this strategy is unknown. Methods We performed a retrospective cohort study to evaluate treatment outcomes for MDR-TB patients who substituted bedaquiline for SLIs. Adults receiving bedaquiline substitution for MDR-TB therapy, plus a matched control group who did not receive bedaquiline, were …
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Transitions in Care and Healthcare Resource Use in Critically Ill Patients Living in Urban and Rural Settings: A Retrospective Cohort Study
… who live in urban versus rural settings. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: Medical, medical-surgical, and cardiovascular intensive care units (ICUs) in Alberta, Canada between January 1, 2014, and April 30, 2018. Patients: Those who survived their index ICU stay, remained in ICU for ≥24 …
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A review of the use of inhaled nitric oxide in the PICU at Red Cross Children's Hospital, 2011-2015: A retrospective cohort study
… admission, and the cost of treatment. Methods: A retrospective descriptive study of all patients treated with iNO in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital (RCWMCH) from 2011- 2015. Results: A total of 140 patients were treated with iNO during this …
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A Retrospective Cohort Study comparing Retention and Viral suppression between Co-morbidity Adherence Clubs and HIV-Only Adherence Clubs in Cape Town, South Africa
… was implemented in 2016 in South Africa and this study aims to compare the key outcomes of retention and viral suppression between these clubs and the established HIV-only adherence clubs. Part A is the study protocol which lays the foundation for the need for this research, and explains how the …
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