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the patient’s prognosis. 1 - 5 Therefore, decisions regarding treatments are usually based on the extent of the disease and evidence of critical organ (risk organ) dysfunction. Risk organs for LCH include the lungs, liver, spleen and bone marrow

-up, while ‘cure’ of the disease cannot be safely declared. Prompt diagnosis and aggressive management of chronic osteomyelitis are critical to the prognosis and final outcome. Treatment aims to achieve the resolution of the infection and restoration of

diagnosis and prognosis. There is limited diagnostic utility in electrophysiological studies and in imaging studies. The primary clinician commonly diagnoses a neurapraxia, anticipating a full and timely recovery. They may be disinclined to recommend surgery

transfusion was associated with an adverse prognosis following primary THA, in particular with increased odds of death and pneumonia. 53 Subsequently, a new quality indicator was initiated in the DHR: ‘Use of blood transfusion within 7 days of THA surgery

clinical evidence. 3 That clinicians might preferentially give new treatments to patients with better prognosis. That compliant patients might have better prognosis regardless of their treatment. That patients who liked their treatment

. Spinal cord injury–incidence, prognosis, and outcome: an analysis of the TraumaRegister DGU . Spine J 2015 ; 15 : 1994 - 2001 . 21 Weber CD Horst K Lefering R . Major trauma in winter sports: an international trauma

, fracture incidence, fracture healing, fracture treatment outcome and prognosis, as well as incidence, complications and outcome of elective orthopaedic and traumatological procedures were included. Studies not analysing the effect of smoking on bone

population-based nested case-control study . J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 2010 ; 92-A : 1063 - 1072 . 39. Pedersen AB Mehnert F Overgaard S Johnsen SP . Allogeneic blood transfusion and prognosis following total hip

advice on how to measure outcomes. The outcome is at the centre of almost every research question, whether you want to determine the outcome of a treatment, assess the prognosis for a specific subgroup of patients, determine the cause of an adverse event

standardised and systematic manner, aiding communication and decision-making. A PJI classification should be simple and could guide management or allow a prognosis to be discussed with patients prior to surgery. Three classifications are described: the