TASK DEFINITION: Given a passage with a question and an answer to that question, classify if the answer actually answers the question into 'yes' or 'no'. Output 'yes' if the answer answers the question and output 'no' if the answer does not answer the question.
PROBLEM: Question: Are perioperative complications after hemiarthroplasty and total shoulder arthroplasty equivalent?
Answer: Multivariate analysis of patients undergoing TSA or HA in the NSQIP database suggests that patient factors-not the procedure being performed-are significant predictors of major complications. Controlling for patient comorbidities, we found no increased risk of perioperative major complications in patients undergoing TSA compared with HA.

SOLUTION: yes

PROBLEM: Question: Is increasing exposure to antibody-stimulating proteins and polysaccharides in vaccines associated with risk of autism?
Answer: In this study of MCO members, increasing exposure to antibody-stimulating proteins and polysaccharides in vaccines during the first 2 years of life was not related to the risk of developing an ASD.

SOLUTION: no

PROBLEM: Question: Does bispectral index monitoring improve early recovery of geriatric outpatients undergoing brief surgical procedures?
Answer: In this non-paralyzed elderly outpatient surgery population, the use of BIS monitoring for titrating the maintenance anesthetic (sevoflurane) failed to improve the early recovery process.

SOLUTION:
no