Ugeskrift for laeger
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Ugeskrift for laeger · Aug 2007
Comparative Study[Hospital standardised mortality ratios based on data from administrative registries. A pilot project].
Hospital standardised mortality ratios (HSMR) are widely used in quality improvement campaigns. No data exist on whether HSMR can be computed based on Danish administrative registries. We therefore used data from Danish registries to compute HSMRs. ⋯ We found that it was possible to use data from Danish administrative registries to compute HSMR and that HSMR varied little between hospitals with comparable case-mixes.
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Ugeskrift for laeger · Aug 2007
Review[Identification of new ovarian cancer biomarkers with proteomic analyses--the diagnostic tool of the future?].
New non-invasive diagnostic tests for detection of ovarian cancer in early stages can improve survival. One approach is the proteomic analysis of serum or urine, which may be the technology needed. Preliminary proteomic analyses of serum and urine have shown a higher positive predictive value than that of the combination of serum CA125 and ultrasound examination, which actually is used preoperatively for the ovarian cancer diagnosis (RMI index). Identification of new ovarian cancer biomarkers will optimally be usable as an ovarian cancer-screening tool.