Gastroenterology and hepatology from bed to bench
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Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench · Jan 2015
Evaluation of parametric models by the prediction error in colorectal cancer survival analysis.
The aim of this study is to determine the factors influencing predicted survival time for patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) using parametric models and select the best model by predicting error's technique. ⋯ In this study, according to prediction error Weibull regression showed a better fit. Prediction error would be a criterion to select the best model with the ability to make predictions of prognostic factors in survival analysis.
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Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench · Jan 2015
Combination of erythromycin and propranolol for treatment of childhood cyclic vomiting syndrome: a novel regimen.
This study aimed to evaluate the erythromycin efficacy in childhood cyclic vomiting syndrome. ⋯ In our point of view, the addition of erythromycin to standard propranolol treatment can improve the response to treatment, although it has no significant effect on recurrence of CVS symptoms. We suggest the use of erythromycin for 7 days in addition to CVS standard therapy.