patient selection

collocation in English

meaningsofpatientandselection

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patient
adjective
uk
/ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/
us
/ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/
having ...
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selection
noun
uk
/sɪˈlek.ʃən/
us
/səˈlek.ʃən/
the act of choosing someone ...
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(Definition ofpatientandselectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpatient selection

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Critics of specialty hospitals are especially vocal on the issues ofpatientselectionand lack of emergency department provision.
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A counterbalance in thepatientselectionprocess is the fact that organ allocation systems are weighted for higher risk patients (critically ill, previously sensitized).
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They were provided with an information sheet that explained the nature and purpose of the research and this included details aboutpatientselection.
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Carefulpatientselectionwith moderately severe strokes may offset this risk.
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Critical analysis involves questioning the genesis and justification ofpatientselectioncriteria, as well as considering their meaning and impact in the relevant policy domain.
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In terms ofpatientselectionthey are directly comparable with the /7-thalassaemia series.
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Potential limitations of this study relate topatientselectionand characteristics of the study population itself.
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We examine here how guidelines approachpatientselectioncriteria for specific technologies.
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Furthermore, as targeted therapies do not benefit all patients in the same way, appropriatepatientselection is needed to minimize the risk of falsenegative trials.
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Patientselectioncriteria may also include "ambiguous" indicators with both biomedical and psychosocial content, including characteristics such as age or body size.
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However, t his t rial neatly illustrates the fact that such encouraging results are attained by carefulpatientselection.
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Patientselectioncriteria offer particular insight into guidelines' ethical impacts when used as rationing instruments.
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A close examination of how guidelines approachpatientselectioncriteria offers insight into their ethical implications when used as resource allocation or rationing instruments.
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Evaluating characteristics ofpatientselectionand dropout rates.
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This is a laudable goal, especially wherepatientselectioncriteria may be based on empirically untested beliefs.
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Institutional learning adapts processes like those governing referral,patientselection, and aftercare to the circumstances of the new technology.
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The early literature is marred by a dearth of systematicpatientselectioncriteria, target selection, surgical technique, and long-term objective outcome reporting.
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Ifpatientselectionis inadequate or the perioperative complication rate is too high, the risks of the procedure will outweigh the benefits.
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Limited resources however, have resulted in a selective and reactive approach to treatment, with established criteria forpatientselectionand treatment complexity.
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