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Incidence and predictors of lost to follow up among children receiving antiretroviral therapy a computing risk regression model [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Loss to follow-up (LTFU) poses a major challenge to achieving the joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS 95–95–95 targets and ending the HIV epidemic by 2030.
Gebrehiwot Berie Mekonnen, Birara Ayichew Tilaye, Fikadie Dagnew Baye, Demewoz Kefale, Menigstu Ewunetu, Tigabu Munye Aytenew, Yeshiambaw Eshetie, Gashaw Kerebeh, Tigabu Desie Emiru, Biruk Demissie, Addisu Assfaw Ayen, Bruck Tesfaye Legesse, Wubet Tazeb Wondie, Amare Kassaw, Lakachew Yismaw Bazezew, Temesgen Lingerh Endalew, Kidist Hunegn Setargew, Astewle Andargie Baye   +17 more
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Factors associated with lost to follow-up and delayed follow-up in patients with choroidal nevus. [PDF]

Eye (Lond)
Choroidal nevus necessitates regular monitoring due to its potential for malignant transformation. We identified features associated with lost to follow-up (LTFU), delayed follow-up (DFU), and appropriate follow-up (AFU) in choroidal nevus patients.This retrospective cohort study analysed 825 adults diagnosed with choroidal nevus between January 1 ...
Lentz PC, Qureshi MB, Xu TT, White LJ, Olsen TW, Pulido JS, Dalvin LA.   +6 more
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Characteristics of Patients Lost to Follow-up after Bariatric Surgery. [PDF]

Nutrients
After bariatric surgery lifelong follow-up is recommended. Evidence of the consequences and reasons for being lost to follow-up (LTFU) is sparse. In this prospective study follow-up data of all patients who underwent bariatric surgery between 2008 and 2017 at a certified obesity centre were investigated.
Krietenstein L, Koschker AC, Miras AD, Kollmann L, Gruber M, Dischinger U, Haubitz I, Fassnacht M, Warrings B, Seyfried F.   +9 more
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Evaluation of an HIV homecare program for lost-to-follow-up populations: a mixed methods study in Detroit, Michigan [PDF]

AIDS Research and Therapy
Background Maintaining people living with HIV (PLWHIV) in clinical care is a global priority. In the Metro Detroit area of Michigan, approximately 30% of PLWHIV are out of care.
L. V. Bonadonna, E. Guerrero, T. McClendon, S. Union, D. Kabbani, D. Wittmann, J. Cohn, J. Veltman   +7 more
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Poor adherence during adolescence is a risk factor for becoming lost-to-follow-up in patients with phenylketonuria [PDF]

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports
Purpose: A high rate of lost to follow-up (LTFU) in patients with phenylketonuria (PKU) represents a main challenge. In this study, we investigated potential risk factors for becoming LTFU related to adolescence as a critical period of life.
Marianna Beghini, Maximilian Pichler, Fiona Carolina Tinnefeld, Matthäus Metz, Dorothea Möslinger, Vassiliki Konstantopoulou, Johannes Spenger, Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, Florian Frommlet, Thomas Scherer, Miriam Hufgard-Leitner   +10 more
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Developing a novel predictive model for identifying risk factors associated with being lost to follow-up among high-risk patients for recurrence following radical resection of hepatocellular carcinoma: the first report [PDF]

BMC Cancer
Background Follow-up is essential especially for patients who are at a high risk of recurrence after radical resection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Zichen Yu, Wenli Cao, Chengfei Du, Jie Liu, Liping Peng, Fangqiang Wei   +5 more
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Accuracy of Ophthalmology Clinic Follow-Up in the Incarcerated Patient Population

Journal of Academic Ophthalmology, 2022
Purpose Incarcerated patients represent a uniquely vulnerable population in the outpatient ophthalmology setting, and the reliability of follow-up in this group is undetermined.
Michelle M. Abou-Jaoude, Jessica Crawford, Richard J. Kryscio, Daniel B. Moore   +3 more
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“Day or night, no matter what, I will go”: Women’s perspectives on challenges with follow-up care after cervical cancer screening in Iquitos, Peru: a qualitative study

BMC Women's Health, 2023
Background The study’s objective was to explore the factors associated with loss to follow-up among women with abnormal cervical cancer screening results in Iquitos, Peru from women’s perspectives.
Rachel M. Morse, Magdalena Jurczuk, Joanna Brown, Lita E. Carrillo Jara, Graciela Meza, E. Jennifer Ríos López, J. Kathleen Tracy, Patti E. Gravitt, Valerie A. Paz-Soldan, the Proyecto Precancer Study Group   +9 more
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Análise epidemiológica de pacientes com infecção latente tuberculosa atendidos em hospital pediátrico terciário de Florianópolis

Residência Pediátrica, 2023
OBJECTIVE: Clinical and epidemiological analysis of pediatric patients with LTBI (latent tuberculosis infection). METHOD: Observational, descriptive, analytical and retrospective research, with data collection from medical records of patients suspected ...
Aroldo Prohmann de Carvalho, Marcos Paulo Guchert, Rodrigo Vasconcelos Marzola, Sonia Maria de Faria, Emanuela da Rocha Carvalho   +4 more
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Long-term follow-up in surgical newborns: A single-institution experience

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2020
Background: To assess the actual experiences of long-term follow-up and discuss ways to improve care during the period from childhood to adulthood in newborns who have undergone surgery.
Hajime Takayasu, Kouji Masumoto, Takato Sasaki, Fumiko Chiba, Kentaro Ono, Chikashi Gotoh, Yasuhisa Urita, Toko Shinkai   +7 more
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