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Communication, continuity and coordination of care are the most important patients' values for family medicine in a fee-for-services health system

BMC Family Practice, 2019
Background Representing 60% of medical consultations in Switzerland, primary care holds an important place in our medical system. Patients’ values in family medicine (FM) are nowadays recognized as important factors to take into account in order to ...
Marie Droz, Nicolas Senn, Christine Cohidon   +2 more
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Spending on Shoppable Services in Health Care [PDF]

, 2016
This issue brief examines health care spending on shoppable services in 2011. Contrary to expectations, giving consumers prices so they can shop for health care services may only have a modest effect on reducing health spending.Key Takeaways Include:In ...
Amanda Frost, David Newman
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Association of the ICH Score With Withdrawal of Life‐Sustaining Treatment Over a 10‐Year Period

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) score was developed to enhance provider communication and facilitate early severity assessment. We examined the association of the ICH score with mortality and withdrawal of life‐sustaining treatment (WLST) in a large, multicenter stroke registry, and evaluated temporal trends in these associations.
Nina Massad, Lili Zhou, Brian Manolovitz, Negar Asdaghi, Hannah Gardener, Hao Ying, Carolina M. Gutierrez, Angus Jameson, David Rose, Mohan Kottapally, Amedeo Merenda, Kristine O'Phelan, Sebastian Koch, Jose G. Romano, Tatjana Rundek, Ayham Alkhachroum   +15 more
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DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT OF MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE

Рациональная фармакотерапия в кардиологии, 2016
The mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is one of the most inconsistent diagnose. In the most cases patients with MVP have the good long-term prognosis, and therapy is aimed at reduction in psychovegetative dysfunction.
D. A. Kuzhel, G. V. Matyushin, E. A. Savchenko   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Consumption of antibiotics within ambulatory care in Malta [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Antibiotic use is recognised as the most important driver for the development of antimicrobial resistance in community pathogens. Surveillance is therefore critical for improvement programmes.
Borg, Michael Angelo, Zarb, Peter
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Exploring if Longitudinal Changes on PET Imaging Can Serve as a Biomarker for Stiff Person Syndrome Spectrum Disorders

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To identify metabolic patterns in the brain and musculoskeletal system of stiff person syndrome spectrum disorders (SPSD) patients over time using PET imaging and evaluate the impact of immune therapy on metabolic activity as a surrogate for treatment response.
Munther M. Queisi, Samantha N. Roman, Mohammad S. Sadaghiani, Lilja B. Solnes, Scott D. Newsome   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identification of emergencies in the telephone queue and routing to a fast track (FAST): study protocol for a prospective, two-armed cohort study

BMC Health Services Research
Background In Germany, the telephone patient service 116,117 for callers with non-life-threatening health issues is available 24/7. Based on structured initial assessment, urgency and placement of suitable medical care offer have been offered since 2020.
Sarah Eichler, Tobias Herrmann, Uta Weidlich-Wichmann, Kodjo Vissiennon, Thorsten Pollmann, Lisa Weller, Christopher Pommerenke, Lars Kroll, Nicolas Alix, Tanja Dietsch, Dominik von Stillfried, Sebastian Carnarius   +11 more
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Accuracy of quantitative positron emission tomography assessment for differentiating cerebral age-related from pathological amyloid deposition: A preliminary report from a case-series study

World Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2018
Previous observational studies using old qualitative methods have not clarified the role of amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) in the assessment of dementia.
Fulvio Lauretani, Livia Ruffini, Andrea Ticinesi, Antonio Nouvenne, Marcello Maggio, Tiziana Meschi   +5 more
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Ambulatory Surgery Centers: Big Business, Little Data [PDF]

, 2013
As medical care continues to shift from inpatient to outpatient settings, many Californians are using freestanding ambulatory or "same-day" surgery centers* for a wide variety of procedures such as colonoscopies, arthroscopies, eye procedures, and more ...

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Repeat Expansions in PLIN4 Cause Autosomal Dominant Vacuolar Myopathy With Sarcolemmal Features

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective We aim to describe and characterize two unrelated Spanish families suffering from an autosomal dominant autophagic vacuolar myopathy caused by repeat expansions in PLIN4. Methods We evaluated the clinical phenotype and muscle imaging, and performed a genetic workup that included exome sequencing, muscle RNAseq, and long‐read genome ...
Laura Llansó, Igor Stevanovski, Germán Morís, Roger Collet‐Vidiella, Alba Segarra‐Casas, Lidia González‐Quereda, Benjamín Rodríguez‐Santiago, Pia Gallano, Rodrigo Alvarez, Ana Vesperinas, Rosa Blanco, Beatriz San‐Millán, Carmen Navarro, Isabel Illa, Gianina Ravenscroft, Ira W. Deveson, Eduard Gallardo, Montse Olivé   +17 more
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