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Evidence on the Cost and Cost-effectiveness of Palliative Care: A Literature Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
In the context of limited resources, evidence on costs and cost-effectiveness of alternative methods of delivering health-care services is increasingly important to facilitate appropriate resource allocation.
Aoife Brick   +3 more
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Association between walking gait biomechanical changes after anterior cruciate ligament injury or reconstruction and the development of osteoarthritis: A systematic review

open access: yesKnee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and reconstruction significantly increase the risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Biomechanical alterations during walking are frequently suggested contributors to OA development. This systematic review aims to determine the association between walking gait biomechanical changes following ACL ...
Jérôme Riera   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hospice and Health Care Reform: Improving Care at the End of Life [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Health care reform focused on coverage of hospice care in significant ways. Specifically, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Act) recognized the value in accessing hospice services as soon as possible by (1) immediately authorizing ...
Cerminara, Kathy L.
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Adding lateral retinacular release to medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction reconstruction has no effect on patellar height: A prospective randomised controlled trial

open access: yesKnee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To evaluate the effect of medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction with or without lateral retinacular release (LRR) on patellar height in patients with recurrent patellar dislocation (RPD). It was hypothesised that the addition of LRR would not significantly modify patellar height compared with isolated MPFL reconstruction.
François Fauré   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hospital-hospice partnerships in palliative care: creating a continuum of service [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
42 pages.Reports on the cooperation of hospitals with hospices to provide palliative ...
Center to Advance Palliative Care   +1 more
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Informed consent in palliative care clinical trials: challenging but possible [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Obtaining informed consent is a key protection that should be afforded universally to people using health services and the basis around which any participation in clinical trials is built.
Agar, Meera Ruth   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Preoperative and postoperative risk factors for arthrogenic muscle inhibition in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A retrospective study

open access: yesKnee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose This study aimed to identify preoperative and postoperative risk factors associated with the development of arthrogenic muscle inhibition (AMI) in patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). The hypothesis was that distinct risk factors contribute to the occurrence of preoperative and postoperative AMI ...
Gregory Morel   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differences in end-of-life care patterns between types of hospice used for cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study

open access: yesBMC Palliative Care
Background In response to the rapid aging population and increasing number of cancer patients, discussions on dignified end-of-life (EoL) decisions are active around the world.
Il Yun   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long‐Term Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Cricothyrotomy at a Tertiary Care Level One Trauma Center

open access: yesThe Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
This retrospective study of 48 patients undergoing emergent cricothyrotomy (2014–2025) evaluated short‐ and long‐term outcomes and complications. Common complications included dysphagia, pneumonia, and dysphonia, with delayed conversion to tracheostomy associated with increased pneumonia risk; long‐term issues included persistent dysphagia, subglottic ...
Shivani Raizada   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic Evaluation of Palliative Care in Ireland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This report examines the cost of providing palliative care in Ireland for individuals facing life-threatening illnesses, outcomes for patients and families resulting from that care, and the patterns and variations among the measures studied.
Aoife Brick   +3 more
core  

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