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Discrete Event Simulation for Performance Modelling in Healthcare: A Review of the Literature [PDF]

, 2009
Discrete Event Simulation (DES) has been widely used in modelling healthcare systems for many years and a simple citation analysis shows that the number of papers published has increased markedly since 2004.
Gunal, M, Pidd, M
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Healthcare use by 30,000 patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in France: a 5-year retrospective and one-year prospective national observational study

BMC Gastroenterology, 2019
Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can be responsible for alteration in quality of life and economic burden. The aim of this study was to evaluate healthcare use related to this disorder in France. Methods The French health data system was used to
Jean-Marc Sabaté, Sébastien Rivière, Pauline Jouet, Christelle Gastaldi-Menager, Anne Fagot-Campagna, Philippe Tuppin   +5 more
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The role of clinical pharmacology in enhanced recovery after surgery protocols: a comprehensive review

Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy, 2020
Clinical pharmacology has had an enormous impact in the development of anaesthesia practice. Improvement in drugs and the use of long-acting local anaesthetics in peri­pheral nerve blocks have reduced hospital stays and opioid consumption in both the ...
Alan Kaye, Jordan Renschler, Kelsey Cramer, Kendall Klein, Amanda Granier, Brendon Hart, Hisham Kassem, Ivan Urits, Elyse Cornett, Omar Viswanath   +9 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis in Nigeria: A Multi‐Center Summary of Abstracts From the Inaugural Nigerian Society for Apheresis Scientific Meeting

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye, Chimezie Okwuonu, Evelyn Idam, Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Zinnah Aloziem, Blossom Amamchukwu, Patience Elimia, Mkpoikanabasi Obot‐Obot, Henry Mbakwe, Praises Maduagwuna, Olatunji Akinrodoye, Chiamaka Anyanwu, Benjamin Anyanwu, Adedamola Akinsiku, Oluwatoyin A. Akinsiku, Muzamil O. Hassan, Fatiu A. Arogundade, Olalekan E. Ojo, Homayemem Weli, Jesupelumi Adenihun, Aderemi Adelaja, Ebun Bamgboye, Olalekan Olatise, Ade E. Faponle, Ayoola Odeyemi, Michael Muoka, Stephen Asaolu, Qudrat Busari, Blessing Dawudu, Michael Naiyeju, Rasheed A. Balogun   +33 more
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A Comparative Analysis of Telerehabilitation and Telemedicine Utilization During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland: Trends, Patterns, and Implications

International Journal of Telerehabilitation
The study aimed to examine the influence of COVID-19 on the adoption of teleservices in Poland, with a focus on contrasting patterns between rehabilitation and ambulatory care settings.
Anna Krawczyk, Mikołaj Marszałek
doaj   +1 more source

Underutilized and undertheorized: the use of hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions for assessing the extent to which primary healthcare services are meeting needs in British Columbia First Nation communities [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background: Since the 1960s, the federal government has been providing or funding a selection of community-based primary healthcare (PHC) programs on First Nations reserves. A key question is whether local access to PHC can help address health inequities in First Nations on-reserve communities in British Columbia (BC).
Josée G. Lavoie, Sabrina T. Wong, Naser Ibrahim, John D. O’Neil, Michael Green, Amanda Ward   +5 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Evaluation of Digital Technologies for Home‐Based Assessment in People With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Digital technologies hold promise for transforming healthcare by enhancing personalized treatments and offer valuable opportunities to improve patient care. Here, we evaluated several novel, self‐administered, home‐based, digital endpoints for their association with corresponding conventional standard clinical measures (primary) in ...
Arne Mueller, Vanessa Vallejo, Mónica Povedano Panadés, Orla Hardiman, Véronique Danel‐Brunaud, Senda Ajroud‐Driss, Philippe Couratier, Jeremy Shefner, Anna Gokey, Mike DiCesare, Erin Lennox, Jens Praestgaard, Lucie Brujin, Peggy Allred, Ram Miller   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital Cognitive Phenotyping for Differential Diagnosis and Monitoring in Neurological Conditions

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To assess the utility, accessibility, and equivalence to supervised scales of online cognitive assessment in older individuals with cognitive impairment. Methods Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD, n = 31), idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH, n = 26), and traumatic brain injury (TBI, n = 23) completed online cognitive ...
Martina Del Giovane, Valentina Giunchiglia, Michael C. B. David, Magdalena A. Kolanko, William R. Trender, Peter J. Hellyer, Harmeena Kaur, David J. Sharp, Christopher Carswell, Paresh A. Malhotra, Adam Hampshire   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Healthcare utilization data from piedmont, Italy: An administrative dataset of care episodes (2019–2024)Zenodo

Data in Brief
The presented dataset comprises administrative healthcare records from the Local Health Authority of Alba and Bra, located in the Piedmont region of Italy, spanning the period from January 2019 to April 2024.
Marina Andrić, Arianna Dagliati, Mauro Dragoni, Francesco Ricci   +3 more
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Upper Cervical Cord Area as a Biomarker of Conversion to Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study assessed whether upper cervical cord area (UCCA) measured on routine brain MRI can serve as a biomarker of conversion to SPMS. Methods This is a single‐center retrospective cohort study of RRMS patients with cross‐sectional and longitudinal analyses of clinical and MRI data. Future SPMS converters were matched by age, sex,
Nabil K. El Ayoubi, Sola Al Ghazal, Salem Hannoun, Medhat A. Siddik, Nour M. Najjar, Jim Dagher, Joseph Abboud, Myriam G. Semaan, Samia J. Khoury   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source