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Critical care at the end of life: a population-level cohort study of cost and outcomes

Critical Care, 2017
Background Despite the high cost associated with ICU use at the end of life, very little is known at a population level about the characteristics of users and their end of life experience.
Dipayan Chaudhuri, Peter Tanuseputro, Brent Herritt, Gianni D’Egidio, Mathieu Chalifoux, Kwadwo Kyeremanteng   +5 more
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Re‐Awakening Public Attention to the Silent Pandemic of Cancer Among Older Adults in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef, Sunkanmi Folorunsho, Abdulazeez Opeyemi Abdulganiyu   +2 more
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Hospital benchmarking analysis and the derivation of cost indices [PDF]

This paper reports work undertaken for the UK Department of Health to explore approaches to measuring and comparing hospital productivity. The purpose of the cost indices produced in this paper has been to use them to derive productivity scores for ...
Neil Soderlund, Rowena van der Merwe
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Counting the costs of crime in Australia: a 2011 estimate [PDF]

, 2014
This report estimates the costs of crime for the calendar year 2011. Executive summary This report seeks to estimate how much crime costs the Australian economy by calculating the number of crimes that come to the attention of the authorities and ...
Josh Sweeney, Russell G. Smith, Georgina Fuller, Penny Jorna   +3 more
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A cost-effective technique for pure laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy

International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2006
OBJECTIVE: Compare two different techniques for laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy (LDN), related to the operative costs and learning curve. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between April/2000 and October/2003, 61 patients were submitted to LDN in 2 different ...
Tiberio M Siqueira Jr, Anuar I. Mitre, Fabiano A. Simoes, Andre F. Maciel, Alvaro M. Ferraz, Sami Arap   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis [PDF]

Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2009
Before any attempt to address the issues implied in the article by Mohan and Miles ( [1][1] ) in this issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine , a brief and deliberately simplistic review of methodologic basics may facilitate understanding by nonexpert readers of that article ( [1][1] ). Cost-
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Aging Is a Key Driver for Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a classical age‐related hematologic malignancy, and a key driver of AML is aging, which profoundly regulates intrinsic factors such as genomic instability, epigenetic reprogramming, and metabolic dysregulation, and alters bone marrow microenvironment.
Rong Yin, Haojian Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

Long‐Term Follow‐Up of Chemotherapy‐Associated Biological Aging in Women With Early Breast Cancer

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
Women threated with adjuvant chemotherapy for early breast cancer have sustained long‐term increase in p16INK4a,, a robust marker of cell senescence, suggesting a chemotherapy‐associated age acceleration. p16INK4a as well as other biomarkers may identify patients at greatest risk for senescence‐related diseases of aging.
Hyman B. Muss, Alexis C. Wardell, Allison M. Deal, Kirsten A. Nyrop, Allison Ross, Yara G. Abdou, Jeffrey D. Aldrich, Lisa A. Cary, E. Claire Dees, Katherine E. Reeder‐Hayes, Emily M. Ray, Natalia Mitin, Denis Tsygankov   +12 more
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Risk Prediction Models for Recurrence After Curative Treatment of Early‐Stage or Locally Advanced Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
This systematic review synthesizes prognostic models for survival and recurrence in resected non‐small cell lung cancer. While many models demonstrate moderate to good discrimination, few are externally validated and reporting quality is variable, limiting clinical applicability and highlighting the need for robust, transparent model development ...
Evangeline Samuel, S. Tissera, E. Paul, J. Zalcberg, R. G. Stirling   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence and Mental Well‐Being in Adult Education: Implications for Practice and Professional Responsibility

New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mental well‐being is central to adult learner success, yet many adult education institutions lack capacity to provide timely and accessible support. This article examines how artificial intelligence (AI) can strengthen mental health–adjacent supports in adult and continuing higher education, with attention to professional practice and ...
Adam L. McClain, Thomas Wade
wiley   +1 more source