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Given a passage with a context and an answer, construct a question on the basis of the information present in the passage. Construct the question in such a way that (i) it is unambiguous, (ii) it is answerable from the passage, (iii) its answer is unique (iv) it answer uses text phrases from the passage. Avoid creating questions that (i) can't be answered correctly without actually understanding the passage and (ii) uses the same words or phrases given in the passage.
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Context: A new protocol for postoperative calcium management was developed with the aim of achieving an increase in the proportion of patients being safely discharged on the first postoperative day. We present our experience with the first 50 patients treated under this new protocol.', 'A cohort study was performed involving the first 50 patients admitted for total or completion thyroidectomy, those data were then compared with a control group. Intact PTH (iPTH) was measured at 4-h postoperatively and patients with iPTH in the normal range were discharged on the first postoperative day.', 'Mean age and sex distribution were similar in both groups. Mean lowest postoperative corrected calcium levels in the study group were 2.19 mmol/l and 2.15 mmol/l in the control group (P = 0.24). Parathyroid auto-transplantation was associated with low PTH levels (risk ratio = 0.49). Over 50% of patients (n = 27) were successfully discharged on the first postoperative day in the study group and no patient required readmission. Length of stay was significantly shorter in the study group, mean 1.64 vs. 2.20 days (P < 0.05).
Answer: The use of iPTH accurately predicts hypocalcaemia after total thyroidectomy and can be used to facilitate safe early discharge for patients.
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Does postoperative PTH measurement facilitate day 1 discharge after total thyroidectomy?


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Context: A computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system with embedded clinical decision support can reduce medication errors in hospitals, but might increase the time taken to generate orders.', 'We aimed to quantify the effects of temporal (month, day of week, hour of shift) and other factors (grade of doctor, prior experience with the system, alert characteristics, and shift type) on the time taken to generate a prescription order.', 'A large university teaching hospital using a locally developed CPOE system with an extensive audit database.', 'We retrospectively analyzed prescription orders from the audit database between August 2011 and July 2012.', 'The geometric mean time taken to generate a prescription order within the CPOE system was 11.75\u2005s (95% CI 11.72 to 11.78). Time to prescribe was most affected by the display of high-level (24.59\u2005s (24.43 to 24.76); p<0.001) or previously unseen (18.87\u2005s (18.78 to 18.96); p<0.001) alerts. Prescribers took significantly less time at weekends (11.29\u2005s (11.23 to 11.35)) than on weekdays (11.88\u2005s (11.84 to 11.91); p<0.001), in the first (11.25\u2005s (11.16 to 11.34); p<0.001) and final (11.56\u2005s (11.47 to 11.66); p<0.001) hour of their shifts, and after the first month of using the system.
Answer: The display of alerts, prescribing experience, system familiarity, and environment all affect the time taken to generate a prescription order. Our study reinforces the need for appropriate alerts to be presented to individuals at an appropriate place in the workflow, in order to improve prescribing efficiency.
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Do temporal and other factors that influence the time doctors take to prescribe using an electronic prescribing system?


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Context: To investigate whether use of adalimumab decreases the frequency of attacks of anterior uveitis (AU) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).', 'Consecutive patients with AS, visiting an outpatient clinic and treated for at least 12 weeks with adalimumab, were enrolled. The number of attacks of AU in the year before start and during treatment were assessed by patient history and ophthalmological controls.', 'In the 77 patients a total of 52 AU attacks occurred in the year before baseline (68 attacks per 100 patient-yrs), whereas during adalimumab treatment 19 attacks were seen (14 per 100 patient-yrs; reduction rate 80%). Twenty-six patients with AU in the year before start of adalimumab treatment had recurrent attacks, with a median number of 2.0 AU attacks per year [interquartile range (IQR) 1.00-3.00], whereas during treatment this decreased to 10 patients with a median number of 0.56 attacks per year (IQR 0.30-0.75). Hence, the number of attacks per year decreased by 72% (p = 0.000).
Answer: In patients with AS, a significant reduction in the number of AU attacks, as well as in the number of attacks per patient, was observed during adalimumab treatment.
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Does adalimumab significantly reduce the recurrence rate of anterior uveitis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis?