PARTIAL HEPATECTOMY AND ABLATION FOR SURVIVAL OF EARLY-STAGE HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA PATIENTS: A BAYESIAN EMULATION ANALYSIS

Partial Hepatectomy and Ablation for Survival of Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients: A Bayesian Emulation Analysis

Partial hepatectomy and ablation therapy are two widely used surgical procedures for localized early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients.This article aimed to evaluate their relative effectiveness in terms of overall survival.An emulation analysis approach was first developed based on the Bayesian technique.We estimated propensity scores

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A mixed-methods systematic review protocol to examine the use of physical restraint with critically ill adults and strategies for minimizing their use

Abstract Background Critically ill patients frequently experience severe agitation placing them at risk of harm.Physical restraint is common in intensive care units (ICUs) for clinician concerns about safety.However, physical restraint may not prevent medical device removal and has been associated with negative physical and psychological consequenc

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