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Economic Burden Associated With Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) Infections in New South Wales, Australia: A Population‐Based Study Using Linked Administrative Data

Journal of Arrhythmia
Background Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infections are a serious complication that occurs in ~1%–3% of device recipients. However, data on total healthcare costs associated with CIED infections in Australia are scant.
Md Shajedur Rahman Shawon, Behnoosh Hosseinloui Khalaj, Michelle Hill, Gabrielle Challis, Liesl Strachan, Louisa Jorm   +5 more
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Clinical and Economic Burden Associated with Prolonged Air Leaks Among Patients Undergoing Thoracic Resection: A Retrospective Database Analysis

ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, 2023
Barbara H Johnson,1 Stephen S Johnston,1 Pranjal Tewari,2 Mosadoluwa Afolabi,1 Walter Danker III3 1Epidemiology, Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ, USA; 2Data Sciences, Mu Sigma, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; 3Ethicon Franchise Health Economics and ...
Johnson BH, Johnston SS, Tewari P, Afolabi M, Danker W III   +4 more
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The determinants of hospital costs : an analysis of Ethiopia [PDF]

The problem of financing health care in poor countries has become increasingly acute. In the context of health financing, hospitals are viewed with skepticism as facilities are not cost-effective in the provision of primary health care services.
Bitran-Dicowsky, Ricardo, Dunlop, David W.   +1 more
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The Economic Impact of Lower Extremity Amputations in Diabetics. a Retrospective Study From a Tertiary Care Hospital of Faisalabad, Pakistan [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Among the various complications of diabetes, lower-extremity amputation due to diabetic foot is a common problem. In Pakistan, 6-7% of patients with diabetes suffer from diabetic foot ulceration.
Ehsan, S. B. (Sumera), Labeeq, M. (Muhammad), Rehman, W. (Waleed), Tariq, M. A. (Muhammad), Tung, S. A. (Samra), Yar, M. A. (Muhammad)   +5 more
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Feasibility and Tolerability of Performing Portable MRI for Neurological Disorders in an Outpatient Neurology Clinic: A Prospective Cohort

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Accessing brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be challenging, especially for underserved patients, which may lead to disparities in neurological diagnosis. Method This mixed‐methods study enrolled adults with one of four neurological disorders: mild cognitive impairment or dementia of the Alzheimer type, multiple sclerosis ...
Maya L. Mastick, Nomin Enkhtsetseg, Joseph Sadok, Matheus Mochetti, Annabel Sorby Adams, Jennifer Guo, Cristina Trapaga Hacker, Isabella Gomez Hjerthen, Seungwon Lee, Siddharth Satish, Andrew S. Ham, Justin Hill, Denis Balaban, Kevin Kyle, Rebecca L. Gillani, Marcelo Matiello, Aleksandar Videnovic, Eric C. Klawiter, W. Taylor Kimberly, Farrah J. Mateen   +19 more
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Maternity Care and Consumer-Driven Health Plans [PDF]

, 2007
Compares out-of-pocket costs of maternity care under consumer-driven health plans (CDHP) to a traditional health insurance plan. Explores related factors including prenatal care coverage and unpredictability of costs for delivery and hospital ...
Alina Salganicoff, Karen Pollitz, Mila Kofman, Usha Ranji   +3 more
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Fluid Biomarkers of Disease Burden and Cognitive Dysfunction in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Identifying objective biomarkers for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is crucial to improving diagnosis and establishing clinical trial and treatment endpoints. This study evaluated fluid biomarkers in PSP versus controls and their associations with regional 18F‐PI‐2620 tau‐PET, clinical, and cognitive outcomes.
Roxane Dilcher, Charles B. Malpas, Stuart J. McDonald, William T. O’Brien, Craig Despott, Kelly L. Bertram, Matthew P. Pase, Lukas Frontzkowski, Meng Law, Terence J. O’Brien, Lucy Vivash   +10 more
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Exposure to air pollution and the risk of type II diabetes mellitus: a time-series study

Frontiers in Endocrinology
BackgroundEnvironmental factors have been identified as primary risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, studies on the association between environmental factors and T2DM have mainly focused on morbidity and mortality, which do not ...
Zhuomin Hou, Yongbin Wang, Zhigang Chen, Zhigang Chen, Siyu Sun, Na Xie, Yingen Chen, Lujie Wang, Fei Lin, Fei Lin, Guoan Zhao, Guoan Zhao   +11 more
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A cost analysis of a broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy in the empirical treatment of health care-associated infections in cirrhotic patients [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of infections in cirrhosis are crucial. As new guidelines in this context, particularly for health care-associated (HCA) infections, would be needed, we performed a trial documenting whether an ...
Ceccarelli, Giancarlo, DI GREGORIO, Vincenza, Lucidi, Cristina, Merli, Manuela, Riggio, Oliviero, Venditti, Mario   +5 more
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CSF Monoamine Metabolites and Cognitive Trajectory in Early Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Imaging and postmortem studies indicate that abnormalities in monoaminergic neurotransmission contribute to cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD). However, it remains uncertain if cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) monoamine metabolites can serve as biomarkers of cognitive decline in early PD.
Jing‐Yu Shao, Rong Li, Yu‐Xiang Jiao, Kai Ma, Hong‐Qi Yang, Zheng‐Yu Sun, Jie‐Wen Zhang, Shuai Chen   +7 more
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