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Research by C.K. Hari and colleagues in life sciences provides new insights

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, March 23rd, 2008

Researchers in Bristol, the United Kingdom conducted a study "To observe trends in the number of major otological procedures performed in U.K., in the context of advances in the understanding of disease. The data used were obtained from the Hospital Episode Statistics statistical database, published by the UK Department of Health, for U.K., 1989 to 2005."

"Specific otological procedures were identified using the Classification of Surgical Operations and Procedures system (fourth revision) of the Office of Population, Censuses and Surveys. Trend analysis of different procedures was performed using exponential smoothing (using the Statistical Package for the Social...

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