Nomograms need to be presented in full

Nomograms need to be presented in full.

We read with great interest the recent article by Pan et al describing the development of a nomogram to predict the 5-year and 8-year survival probability for patients with nondisseminated nasopharyngeal cancer. However, there are some aspects surrounding the evaluation of the model and reporting of the study that are of concern. When evaluating the performance of a clinical prediction model, i...

Do Antibiotic Beads Need to be Removed?

Background: Polymethylmethacrylate antibiotic impregnated beads can be an effective treatment for chronicosteomyelitis or an adjuvant in the treatment of open fractures. It remains unclear however whether the beads causelong-term adverse events if not removed. The purpose of this study was to determine if removal of antibiotic beads wasrequired in order to avoid long term comp...

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Every Need to be Alarmed

Demand for contemporary IT systems to support chronic availability, expansive integration and extensibility has never been greater. Distributed infrastructures and particularly, the advent of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) introduce new challenges for meeting these demands. Despite architectural conventions to prescribe a common structure and simplifed approach, these systems are becoming ...

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