1239 Neurodevelopmental Outcome One Year After Early Versus Late Selective Surfactant Treatment

Early Versus Late Assessment of Stroke Outcome.

The purpose of a clinical trial is usually to assess whether and to what extent a treatment improves outcome and to identify the type and frequency of any associated risks. The question that is posed here refers only to acute trials, in which enrollment occurs within hours after stroke onset and treatment is exhibited and probably completed within at most a few days. We can reasonably assume th...

Respiratory Complications after Early versus Late Stabilization of Femoral Shaft Fracture

Background: Respiratory problems are common after long bone fractures. The objective of the present investigation is to evaluate the effect of early fixation of femoral shaft fracture on the incidence of respiratory problems. Methods: The results of early and late stabilization of femoral shaft fractures were studied in 150 patients. The patients were divided into two groups according to the st...

Early versus delayed selective surfactant treatment for neonatal respiratory distress syndrome.

BACKGROUND This section is under preparation and will be included in the next issue. OBJECTIVES To compare the effects of early vs. delayed selective surfactant therapy for newborns intubated for respiratory distress within the first two hours of life. Planned subgroup analyses include separate comparisons for studies utilizing natural surfactant extract and synthetic surfactant. SEARCH STR...

Assessment of orthodontic treatment outcomes: early treatment versus late treatment.

This investigation compares the treatment outcome of early treatment (in the mixed dentition) with that of late treatment (early permanent dentition) using objective evaluation criteria. Pretreatment and post-treatment records of all patients (n = 512) completed from 1998 to 2000 in the graduate orthodontics clinic at the Indiana University School of Dentistry (IUSD) were evaluated by the Ameri...

Fertility Outcome after Operative Laparoscopy versus No Treatment in Infertile Women with Minimal or Mild Endometriosis