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Survey of Areas Underserved by Plastic Surgery in Japan

Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2022
Background In Japan, there is a large regional disparity in plastic surgery availability. In order for plastic surgery to be widely available for all citizens, it is essential for at least one plastic surgery facility to be located in each secondary ...
Makoto Sato
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Associations of Death at Home with Medical Resources and Medical Activities in Cancer Patients: A Nationwide Study Using Japanese National Database [PDF]

Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2023
Background Over half of the Japanese population hope to spend their last days at home; however, 73.0% die in hospitals. The proportion of deaths due to cancer in hospitals is even higher, at 82.4%, and is also high globally. Therefore, there is an urgent
Kunio Tarasawa, Kenji Fujimori, Tomoaki Ogata, Hiroki Chiba   +3 more
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Characterization of patients with acutely decompensated cirrhosis who received care in different highly complex emergency services of Medellín, Colombia.

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2023
Introduction. Cirrhosis is one of the ten leading causes of death in the Western hemisphere and entails a significant cost of health care. Objective. To describe the sociodemographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of patients older than 18 ...
Juan Luis Vélez, Andrea Pérez, Juan David Blanco, Marie Claire Berrouet, Lorena Valencia, Sofía Soto, Ana Sofía Ramírez, Víctor Martínez, Juan Luis Gallego, Julia Jaillier   +9 more
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A casemix classification for those receiving specialist palliative care during their last year of life across England: the C-CHANGE research programme

Programme Grants for Applied Research, 2023
Background The hospice movement has provided an excellent model of specialist palliative care for those with advanced illness approaching the end of life.
Fliss EM Murtagh, Ping Guo, Alice Firth, Ka Man Yip, Christina Ramsenthaler, Abdel Douiri, Cathryn Pinto, Sophie Pask, Mendwas Dzingina, Joanna M Davies, Suzanne O’Brien, Beth Edwards, Esther I Groeneveld, Mevhibe Hocaoglu, Claudia Bausewein, Irene J Higginson   +15 more
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Personal Protective Equipment and Antiviral Drug Use during Hospitalization for Suspected Avian or Pandemic Influenza

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007
For pandemic influenza planning, realistic estimates of personal protective equipment (PPE) and antiviral medication required for hospital healthcare workers (HCWs) are vital. In this simulation study, a patient with suspected avian or pandemic influenza
Ashwin Swaminathan, Rhea Martin, Sandi Gamon, Craig Aboltins, Eugene Athan, George Braitberg, Michael G. Catton, Louise Cooley, Dominic E. Dwyer, Deidre Edmonds, Damon P. Eisen, Kelly Hosking, Andrew J. Hughes, Paul D. Johnson, Andrew V Maclean, Mary O’Reilly, S. Erica Peters, Rhonda L. Stuart, Rodney Moran, M. Lindsay Grayson   +19 more
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Spatial Pattern and Spatial Heterogeneity of Chinese Elite Hospitals: A Country-Level Analysis

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Elite hospitals represent the highest level of Chinese hospitals in medical service and management, medical quality and safety, technical level and efficiency, which are also one of the important indicators reflecting high-quality medical resources in ...
Baoguo Shi, Yingteng Fu, Xiaodan Bai, Xiyu Zhang, Ji Zheng, Yuping Wang, Ye Li, Lijun Zhang   +7 more
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Orofacial Soft Tissue Reconstruction with Locoregional Flaps in a Health Resource-Depleted Environment: Experiences from Nigeria

Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2016
Background Reconstruction of orofacial soft tissue defects is often challenging due to functional and aesthetic demands. Despite advances in orofacial soft tissue defect reconstruction using free flaps, locoregional flaps still remain an important ...
Rowland Agbara, Athanasius Chukwudi Obiadazie, Benjamin Fomete, Kelvin Uchenna Omeje   +3 more
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Implementation of nursing case management to improve community access to care: A scoping review

Belitung Nursing Journal, 2021
Background: Case management is an approach used to help patients locate and manage health resources as well as to enhance effective communication among patients, families, and health systems.
Alenda Dwiadila Matra Putra, Ayyu Sandhi
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Assessment of Routine Preoperative Laboratory Testing Practice among Elective Surgical Patients at a Tertiary Care Institution, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Retrospective Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022
Introduction: There are over 90,000 major elective surgeries performed each year in Ethiopia. Obtaining routine or baseline preoperative laboratory tests increases healthcare costs. Preoperative testing should be based on clear guiding principles. Hence,
Berhanetsehay Teklewold Teklemariam, Migbar Desalegn, Mekdim Tadese, Maru Gama   +3 more
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Health Resources

, 2023
AbstractHealth resources (hospitals, doctors nurses, and other health professionals) are in noticeable scarcity in African countries. Even in urban areas and major cities, where the health resources are mostly concentrated, the doctor-to-patient, nurse-to-patient, and hospital-to-patient ratios do not meet the WHO standard.
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