Do patients and expert doctors agree on the assessment of consultation skills?
No meaningful association was identified between Registrars' score on the RCGP video examination and patient assessment via either the PEI or the CSQ. This suggests that, with regard to measuring quality in the consultation, one or more of the assessments are invalid or that they are measuring different attributes. Further research to elucidate the reasons for the lack of correlation is required.
This study demonstrated that D-dimer, LDH and tumor markers can be helpful in determining CRC prognosis in patients with metastatic disease. D-dimer, LDH and tumor markers provided unique prognostic information in advanced CRC patients.