BACKGROUND Chronic total occlusions (CTO) comprises already one-third of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs). There is controversy in PCI results considering short-term and long-term outcomes. We aim to compare efficacy and outcome of successful versus unsuccessful PCI in CTO in 1 year follow-up. METHODS In this retrospective study we choose 330 consecutive patients undergone PCI on a ...

PURPOSE Partial nephrectomy (PN) remains underutilized within the United States and few reports have attempted to explain this trend. The aim of this study is to evaluate the nationwide incidence of unsuccessful PN and factors that predict its occurrence. METHODS Using the Premier Healthcare Database, we retrospectively analyzed a weighted sample of 66,432 patients undergoing curative surgery...

Available online 27 June 2012 We present an exploratory investigation of how managers conceptualize and perceive ‘product– firm compatibility’ variables in successful and unsuccessful new product development (NPD) projects, and explore the role that they play in differentiating between successful and unsuccessful NPD outcomes. The findings show that managers perceive two distinctive types of pr...

Crohn’s perianal fistulae (CPF) impact the physical, emotional, and social wellbeing of patients. Despite high biopsychosocial burden CPF, limited data exist regarding how patients navigate challenges associated with this complication CD they perceive treatments. Social media offers a rich opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding CPF on patients’ daily lives outside controlled environments...

Background Cure is particularly valuable in pulmonary cases (PTB), as unsuccessful treatment fuels incidence and resistance to antibiotics. This study aims to identify individual factors of PTB unsuccessful treatment in Portugal and to develop a consequent predictive model. Methods Using the Portuguese TB surveillance database (SVIG-TB), PTB cases older than 15 years notified from 2000 to 201...

Although deficits in several cortical and subcortical structures have been found in psychopaths, it remains unclear whether the neuropathology differs between subgroups of psychopaths (i.e., unsuccessful and successful). Using both traditional and novel image analyses methods, this study aims to reveal gross and subtle morphological changes in the prefrontal cortex and the amygdala in unsuccess...

BACKGROUND Empiric triple treatments for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) are increasingly unsuccessful. We evaluated factors associated with failure of these treatments in the central region of Portugal. METHODS This single-center, prospective study included 154 patients with positive (13)C-urea breath test (UBT). Patients with no previous H. pylori treatments (Group A, n = 103) received pant...

Objective: The chiropractic care of a child with upper cervical vertebral subluxation, ear pain, and hearing loss after unsuccessful allopathic treatments for recurrent chronic otitis media with effusion is described. Clinical Features: A three year old girl had bilateral ear pain and hearing loss after three unsuccessful implantations of tympanostomy tubes and multiple medications. Interventio...

Using student transcript data from eight institutions over 23-years, we investigate enrollments in principles of microeconomics to determine characteristics successful and unsuccessful students. We follow students identify determinants retake decisions success (or lack thereof) for repeaters. Higher aptitude more senior are likely succeed microeconomic principles. Experience with macroeconomics...

BACKGROUND This descriptive study provides the first information on an association between the use of sedation and a reduction in the prevalence of unsuccessful lumbar puncture (LP) in African children of all races. OBJECTIVE Our hypothesis was that children who do not receive any procedural sedation are more likely to have unsuccessful LPs. METHODS A cross-sectional observational study exa...