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Development and validation of a deep learning model for predicting postoperative survival of patients with gastric cancer

BMC Public Health
Background Deep learning (DL), a specialized form of machine learning (ML), is valuable for forecasting survival in various diseases. Its clinical applicability in real-world patients with gastric cancer (GC) has yet to be extensively validated.
Mengjie Wu, Xiaofan Yang, Yuxi Liu, Feng Han, Xi Li, Jufeng Wang, Dandan Guo, Xiance Tang, Lu Lin, Changpeng Liu   +9 more
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Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRG) and Hospital Business Performance Management

Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric, 2014
The goal of this article is to present the possibility of using Diagnosis- Related Groups (DRG) in the hospital management process and to analyse the need for business performance management on the part of hospital management staff.
Szynkiewicz Piotr, Iltchev Petre, Piechota Anna, Sierocka Aleksandra, Marczak Michał   +4 more
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Determinants of Hospital Costs for Management of Chronic-Disease Patients in Southern Thailand

Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR), 2021
Objective: Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) are the main mechanism for assessing payments for medical treatment. This study aimed to analyze the determinants of costs for chronic-disease patient visits in a major public hospital.
Wichayaporn Thongpeth, Apiradee Lim, Sunee Kraonual, Akemat Wongpairin, Thaworn Thongpeth   +4 more
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Health‐Related Quality of Life and Symptom Severity Among Patients With PIK3CA‐Related Overgrowth Spectrum: A Mixed‐Methods Study to Understand Real‐World Experience With Alpelisib Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background PIK3CA‐related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) includes several rare overgrowth disorders resulting from somatic gain‐of‐function mutations in PIK3CA. Despite treatment advances, including the recent approval of alpelisib for PROS in the United States, literature detailing the patient experience with PROS is limited.
Vamsi Bollu, Kaitlin LaGasse, Cory D. Saucier, Kimberly Raymond, Miranda Lauher‐Charest, Lauren Crowder, Beilei Cai, Mary Lisha Paul, Denise Adams   +8 more
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[Implementation of diagnosis related groups methodology in a university hospital].

Revista médica de Chile (Impresa), 2019
Background The Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) constitute a method of classifying hospital discharges. Aim To report its development and implementation in a Chilean University Hospital and global results of 10 years Material and Methods We included 231 ...
A. Águila R, María Alejandra Muñoz D, Valeria Sepúlveda S   +2 more
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Clinical and Biological Features of Response in Resistant Neuroblastoma to 131I‐Metaiodobenzylguanidine Radiotherapy in the Anti‐GD2 Immunotherapy Era

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background 131I‐metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I‐MIBG) radiotherapy is a key treatment for relapsed and refractory (R/R) neuroblastoma (NB). Patients with R/R disease treated in the modern era are increasingly exposed to anti‐GD2 immunotherapy, which exerts selective pressure and may modify both tumor cell state and microenvironment.
Benjamin J. Lerman, Katherine K. Matthay, Fabienne Hollinger, Catriona Black, Ann A. Lazar, Miguel Pampaloni, Steven G. DuBois, Kieuhoa T. Vo   +7 more
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Redefining diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) for palliative care – a cross-sectional study in two German centres

BMC Palliative Care, 2018
BackgroundHospital costs and cost drivers in palliative care are poorly analysed. It remains unknown whether current German Diagnosis-Related Groups, mainly relying on main diagnosis or procedure, reproduce costs adequately.
Matthias Vogl, E. Schildmann, R. Leidl, F. Hodiamont, H. Kalies, B. Maier, M. Schlemmer, S. Roller, C. Bausewein   +8 more
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Hospitalization Through Families’ Eyes: Comparing Inpatient Care Quality for Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cystic Fibrosis in Canada

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, inherited hemoglobinopathy that requires frequent hospitalization for disease‐related complications. Canadian data on inpatient care is limited. This study compared caregiver‐reported hospital experiences of children with SCD to those with cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic, autosomal recessive ...
Hailey M. Zwicker, Kyle Kemp, Perri Tutelman, Sharon H. J. Hou, Paul Fairie, Maria Santana, Gregory M. T. Guilcher, Taryn Fay‐McClymont, Glenda Bendiak, Wendy Pelletier, Nicola Wright, Fiona Schulte   +11 more
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Impact of healthcare-associated infection on healthcare services and survival of patients with cancer: a propensity score-matched retrospective study

BMC Cancer
Background Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) lead to poor patient outcomes, including morbidity, mortality, length of hospital stay (LOS) and costs.
Changpeng Liu, Chunhua Song, Yijie Chen, Xi Li, Yamei Qiao, Xiaowen Zhang, Dongjian Yang, Hongshan Huang   +7 more
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Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Bone Sarcoma Patients: A 10‐Year, Single‐Institution Experience Encompassing the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Osteosarcoma (OS) and Ewing sarcoma (EWS) are the most common primary bone cancers in children, but acute thrombosis is poorly characterized in this population. Our study evaluated the rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and associated risk factors in pediatric patients with bone sarcomas treated over a 10‐year period encompassing
Sarah Kappa, Shou Xu, Mark Zobeck, Sarah E. Sartain, Nino Rainusso, Lisa Wang, Nicole Montgomery, Paige Wheaton, Sarah Whittle   +8 more
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