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Enhancing Surgical Efficiency and Cost‐Effectiveness With TaTME‐Combined Robot‐Assisted Surgery for Lower Rectal Cancer

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Robot‐assisted rectal surgery (RAS) offers improved dexterity and visualization; however, the high cost of equipment and consumables remains a major challenge for hospital management. At our institution, we have adopted a combined approach using transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) for lower rectal cancers, aiming to shorten ...
Takeru Matsuda, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Yasunori Otowa, Masayuki Ando, Tomoaki Aoki, Yasufumi Koterazawa, Naoki Urakawa, Hironobu Goto, Shingo Kanaji, Yoshihiro Kakeji   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation Under Compulsory Insurance in Kazakhstan: A Five-Year Cohort Analysis of Clinical and Economic Outcomes. [PDF]

J Clin Med
Sergeyeva Y, Yermukhanova LS, Nurbakyt AN, Kurmanalina GL, Walkowiak D, Nogayeva MG, Afshar A.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Taiwan: Compulsory Occupational Pensions Still Dominate [PDF]

The compulsory occupational pension and insurance system, along with personal savings and family supports, form the backbone of social security in Taiwan.
Chiu, Shean-Bii
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Rising Pancreatic Cancer Incidence in Young Japanese Women and Increasing Distal Pancreatectomy in Older Adults: A Nationwide Claims‐Based Analysis From 2016 to 2023

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This nationwide claims‐based study analyzed recent trends in pancreatic cancer incidence (2016–2021) and surgery (2016–2023) in Japan. The study revealed a rising incidence of pancreatic cancer, notably among young women, and an increasing use of distal pancreatectomy among older adults.
Masamitsu Kido, Ryo Morimura, Yusuke Yamamoto, Tomohiro Arita, Shingo Nakashima, Katsutoshi Shoda, Taisuke Imamura, Hidemasa Kubo, Kengo Yoshii, Iichiroh Onishi, Atsushi Shiozaki   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bona Fide Intersegmental Plane Hepatectomy Along the Glissonean Branches (BIPHG)

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This review traces the author's personal journey over three decades in the evolution of liver resection techniques, culminating in the proposal of the Bona Fide Intersegmental Plane Hepatectomy Along Glissonean Branches (BIPHG). Beginning with pioneering experiences in laparoscopic and robotic liver surgeries, the author highlights key ...
Go Wakabayashi, Taiga Wakabayashi
wiley   +1 more source

Compulsory health insurance in the Central and Eastern European countries: the similarity and the difference with Social Health Insurance. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Shishkin S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Old Times, Better Times? German Miners’ Knappschaften, Pay-as-you-go Pensions, and Implicit Rates of Return, 1854–1913 [PDF]

This paper contributes to the literature on the weakness of modern pay-as-you-go social security systems in financing pensions by taking a business and economic historical perspective on the issue.
Tobias A. Jopp
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Short‐Term Outcomes of Robot‐Assisted Versus Laparoscopic Colectomy for Colon Cancer: A Propensity Score‐Matched Analysis

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study compared short‐term outcomes of robot‐assisted versus laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer using 1:1 propensity score matching. Among 218 matched pairs, robot‐assisted colectomy was associated with reduced blood loss, fewer conversions to open surgery, lower overall complication rates, and shorter hospital stays, despite longer operative ...
Akira Inoue, Yujiro Nishizawa, Yoshinori Kagawa, Masahiro Hashimoto, Shinya Kato, Yoshihiro Morimoto, Taishi Hata, Makoto Fujii, Masaaki Motoori, Kazumasa Fujitani   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Healthcare financing in Morocco on the path towards universal health coverage: a protocol for a scoping review. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Hajji O, El Abbadi B.
europepmc   +1 more source

Private supplemental health insurance: retirees' demand [PDF]

In France, private health insurance, that supplements public health insurance, is essential for access to health care. About 90% of the population is covered by a private contract and around half of them obtain their coverage through their employer ...
Aurelie Pierre, Carine Franc, Marc Perronnin   +2 more
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