A Retrospective Cohort Study of Risk Factors for Death Among Humman Immunodeficiency Virus Infected Adult Patients

Purpose of the studyTo measure the percentage rate and risk factors for amendment in the type, duration and setting of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) for the treatment of cellulitis.Study designA retrospective cohort study of adult patients receiving OPAT for cellulitis was performed. Treatment amendment (TA) was defined as hospital admission or change in antibiotic therapy in order to achieve clinical response. Multivariable logistic regression (MVLR) and classification and regression tree (CART) analysis were performed.ResultsThere were 307 patients enrolled. TA occurred in 36 patients (11.7%). Significant risk factors for TA on MVLR were increased age, increased Numerical Pain Scale Score (NPSS) and immunocompromise. The median OPAT duration was 7 days. Increased age, heart rate and C reactive protein were associated with treatment prolongation. CART analysis selected age <64.5 years, female gender and NPSS <2.5 in the final model, generating a low-sensitivity (27.8%), high-specificity (97.1%) decision tree.ConclusionsIncreased age, NPSS and immunocompromise were associated with OPAT amendment. These identified risk factors can be used to support an evidence-based approach to patient selection for OPAT in cellulitis. The CART algorithm has good specificity but lacks sensitivity and is shown to be inferior in this study to logistic regression modelling.

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Risk factors of postoperative complications after emergency repair of incarcerated groin hernia for adult patients: a retrospective cohort study

Hernia ◽

10.1007/s10029-018-1854-5 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 267-276 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

W. Dai ◽

Z. Chen ◽

J. Zuo ◽

J. Tan ◽

M. Tan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cohort Study ◽

Postoperative Complications ◽

Retrospective Cohort Study ◽

Retrospective Cohort ◽

Groin Hernia ◽

Adult Patients ◽

Emergency Repair ◽

Incarcerated Groin Hernia

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Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy on the Survival of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-positive Adult Patients in Andhra Pradesh, India: A Retrospective Cohort Study, 2007-2013

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.3961/jpmph.16.073 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 49 (6) ◽

pp. 394-405 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ram Bajpai ◽

Himanshu Chaturvedi ◽

Lakshmanan Jayaseelan ◽

Pauline Harvey ◽

Nicole Seguy ◽

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Keyword(s):

Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽

Cohort Study ◽

Antiretroviral Therapy ◽

Retrospective Cohort Study ◽

Retrospective Cohort ◽

Andhra Pradesh ◽

Adult Patients ◽

Immunodeficiency Virus

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An Analysis of Dental Implants Survival and Success

Revista de Chimie ◽

10.37358/rc.18.9.6554 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 69 (9) ◽

pp. 2465-2466

Author(s):

Iustin Olariu ◽

Roxana Radu ◽

Teodora Olariu ◽

Andrada Christine Serafim ◽

Ramona Amina Popovici ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cohort Study ◽

Medical History ◽

Retrospective Cohort Study ◽

Odds Ratio ◽

Retrospective Cohort ◽

Demographic Data ◽

Kaplan Meier ◽

Number Of Patients ◽

Health Related

Osseointegration of a dental implant may encounter a variety of problems caused by various factors, as prior health-related problems, patients� habits and the technique of the implant inserting. Retrospective cohort study of 70 patients who received implants between January 2011- April 2016 in one dental unit, with Kaplan-Meier method to calculate the probability of implants�s survival at 60 months. The analysis included demographic data, age, gender, medical history, behavior risk factors, type and location of the implant. For this cohort the implants�survival for the first 6 months was 92.86% compared to the number of patients and 97.56% compared to the number of total implants performed, with a cumulative failure rate of 2.43% after 60 months. Failures were focused exclusively on posterior mandible implants, on the percentage of 6.17%, odds ratio (OR) for these failures being 16.76 (P = 0.05) compared with other localisations of implants, exclusively in men with median age of 42 years.

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