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Survival of a patient with intestinal anthrax
The American Journal of Medicine, 1977A patient with intestinal anthrax, the first documented surviving patient to be described in detail, presented with an acute condition within the abdomen. Intestinal anthrax should be considered in the differential diagnosis of abdominal conditions in areas in which anthrax is prevalent, especially when a history is available of ingesting putrid or ...
D R, Nalin +8 more
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Survival of Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1970The survival rates of patients with cystic fibrosis admitted in three five-year periods, July 1952 to June 1967, are compared. The "life table method" was adopted to compute the survival rates. The three cohorts included 37 patients admitted between July 1952 and June 1957 (group 1), 73 between July 1957 and June 1962 (group 2), and 129 between July ...
N N, Huang +3 more
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SURVIVAL OF PATIENTS WITH CARCINOMA OF THE BREAST
Journal of the American Medical Association, 1955The complete survival experience of a single hospital in breast cancer, with complete survival curves, rather than just the percentage of five year cures, is presented here. In addition, a comparison is made between radically treated and untreated groups, as well as between groups classified according to age.
R G, SMALL, A M, DUTTON
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Wounds and Survival in Noncancer Patients
Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2010Currently available prognostic models for noncancer patients lack high levels of discrimination. Therefore, the quest for additional prognostic factors must continue. To date, none have utilized the occurrence of wounds as a prognostic factor.As a prospective observational study, based on a sequential case series of 189 advanced noncancer patients, all
Vincent, Maida +3 more
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The Differential Survival of Trauma Patients
The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 1987Advances in prehospital care and the development of regionalized trauma centers have reduced the mortality from major trauma. However, patients who have sustained severe brain injuries (Glasgow Coma Score less than or equal to 8) treated in such a setting still have a substantial mortality.
W G, Baxt, P, Moody
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Survival in Patients with Permanent Pacemakers
Cardiology Clinics, 1992Atrioventricular block I has a benign natural course, and permanent pacing is not warranted. Second-degree AV block, including both type I and type II, can have an ominous course, especially in older patients with underlying heart disease. One study claims that the prognosis in patients with second-degree AV block, irrespective of type, is improved by ...
M, Rosenqvist, R, Nordlander
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Survival of AIDS Patients in Norway
Scandinavian Journal of Social Medicine, 1990The survival function of the 100 first AIDS patients in Norway is presented and analyzed with respect to four factors obtained at the time of diagnosis; a) year of diagnosis b) initial AIDS related disease c) knowledge of HIV seropositivity prior to onset of AIDS and d) age at time of diagnosis.
A, Eskild +3 more
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Heparin and Survival in Cancer Patients
Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America, 2010The bi-directional association between cancer and the coagulation system has been known for almost 2 centuries. During the past 2 decades research has focused on the precise mechanisms through which cancer cells are able to induce a hypercoagulable state and how this leads to an environment favorable for cancer growth.
van Doormaal, Frederiek F. +1 more
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Wounds and survival in cancer patients
European Journal of Cancer, 2009A number of validated and objectively based prognostic models are available for use in cancer care. The quest for additional prognostic factors continues in order to increase their accuracy. To date, none has considered the effect that wounds may contribute to assessing survival.
Vincent, Maida +3 more
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Predicting survival in burned patients
Burns, 1992Data pertaining to 562 consecutive admissions for burn treatment were analysed to identify factors related to survival. Besides socioeconomic, demographic and burn-related variables, three indices to measure burn severity, were proposed and evaluated with the help of multiple regression and discriminant analyses.
A S, Bhatia, B N, Mukherjee
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