Assessing the usefulness of diagnostic procedures

Assessing the usefulness of diagnostic tests.

Ideally, to ascertain the usefulness of a given medical treatment, investigators organize broad multicenter trials, such as the North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial (NASCET) (1), in which they can compare outcomes in a sufficiently large number of patients. One could argue that a comparable method should be used for the evaluation of diagnostic tools. After all, it ultimately...

Assessing the Validity of Diagnostic Tests

The Usefulness of Calculated Electrophysiological Parameters in Assessing the Severity of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common type of mononeuropathy. Although CTS patients usually have sensory and motor latency in the EMG-NCV or EDX, a significant percentage (10-25%) of patients have a normal routine study. And if more complete diagnostic tests are not performed, it will not be diagnosed. We decided to identify this group of patients by calculating other meth...

assessing the validity of diagnostic tests

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Evaluation of the Optimal Dosage for the Efficacy of Submucosal Midazolam Administration to Induce Sedation in Children Undergoing Diagnostic Procedures

Background: Preservation of sedation is vital and of great significance to successfully carry out diagnostic-therapeutic procedures in children and researchers believe that it is indispensable to offer a safe medication with appropriate administration in this regard. Hence, the present study aimed at evaluating the efficacy of different doses of submucosal Midazolam to induce s...