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Sept operes ont ete perdus de vue.

English translation: lost to follow-up

17:24 Apr 7, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Cardiology / Medical report of long-term research
French term or phrase: Sept operes ont ete perdus de vue.
Sept operes ont ete perdus de vue. Il s'agissait d'etrangers ou d'habitants des territoires d'outre mer.

Thank you.
Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
United States
Local time: 02:14
English translation:lost to follow-up
Explanation:
Seven patients have been lost to follow-up.
Seven patients could not be followed up.
We have been unable to follow up seven patients.

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Note added at 1 hr 33 mins (2005-04-07 18:57:45 GMT)
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post-operative follow-up
followed up post-operatively
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Dr Sue Levy (X)
Local time: 11:14
Grading comment
Thank you, Sue!

Thanks to all...
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3lost to follow-up
Dr Sue Levy (X)
5 +1We have been unable to contact seven patients.
Nathalie Bendavid
1 +2Seven of those operated on have disappeared
Neil Crockford
3one lost track of seven of those operated
kelime


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Seven of those operated on have disappeared


Explanation:
Could be rephrased as : We have lost track of seven of those operated on.

Neil Crockford
Local time: 10:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pierre Renault: ...have lost track... Possibility of confusion with a euphimism for "dead"
2 hrs
agree  eileengreen: lost track of
2 hrs
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
one lost track of seven of those operated


Explanation:
perdre de vue : to loose track

kelime
France
Local time: 11:14
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
lost to follow-up


Explanation:
Seven patients have been lost to follow-up.
Seven patients could not be followed up.
We have been unable to follow up seven patients.

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Note added at 1 hr 33 mins (2005-04-07 18:57:45 GMT)
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post-operative follow-up
followed up post-operatively

Dr Sue Levy (X)
Local time: 11:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 77
Grading comment
Thank you, Sue!

Thanks to all...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  DocT
1 hr
  -> thanks :-)
agree  Sarah Walls
4 hrs
  -> thanks :-)
agree  Martine Ascensio
14 hrs
  -> thanks :-)
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
We have been unable to contact seven patients.


Explanation:
We have been unable to contact seven patients. They were either foreigners or lived overseas.

Nathalie Bendavid
Canada
Local time: 05:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charlie Bavington: or "lost contact with". NB: the "territoires" is the T.O.M. as in D.O.M./T.O.M so it's not just "overseas" generally, but some specific places - New Caledonia, Mayotte, etc.
2 hrs
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