Redefining Success

Redefining in vitro fertilization success: should triplets be considered failures?

OBJECTIVE To evaluate how the ranking of IVF programs changes if high-order multiple pregnancies (HOMPs) are considered negative outcomes. DESIGN Retrospective analysis. SETTING The 2004 Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology Clinic Outcome Reporting System. PATIENT(S) Two hundred seven programs that performed >50 IVF cycles were analyzed, and only patients <or=35 years of age were ...

Redefining Therapeutic Success with Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy

The success rate for treating phobias with in vivo exposure is high. Unfortunately, few phobics (less than 15-20%) ever seek treatment. Virtual reality (VR) exposure therapy is also proving to be highly effective. The present surveys assessed 162 students high in fear of spiders. In Study 1, when asked to choose between multisession in vivo exposure vs. multisession VR exposure therapy, 81% cho...

Running Head: Redefining Synaesthesia? Redefining Synaesthesia?

Redefining Workplace Safety and Health

Redefining success in the PICU: new patient populations shift targets of care.

Over the last 3 decades, mortality rates of children admitted to PICUs in North America have declined significantly. By this measure alone, PICUs have been extremely successful, offering children the best possibility for survival and recovery after life-threatening trauma and illness. Yet as mortality rates have declined, the PICU patient population has become steadily more complex. A recent an...