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Trends in Medical Costs for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery in Japan

Global Spine Journal, 2020
Study Design: A retrospective review of clinical data and costs was performed for surgeries for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) conducted from 2008 to 2017.
Kazuyoshi Kobayashi MD, Kei Ando MD, Masaaki Machino MD, Satoshi Tanaka MD, Masayoshi Morozumi MD, Shunsuke Kanbara MD, Sadayuki Ito MD, Taro Inoue MD, Naoki Ishiguro MD, Shiro Imagama MD   +9 more
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Parental perspectives on surgical fees of pediatric squint surgeries

Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research, 2014
Aim: To report the parental feedback on the ′squint surgery fees′ of their ward in an urban private practice. Design: Prospective cohort study. Subjects and Methods: Three months after the surgery, a 10 item questionnaire was administered on the parents ...
Mihir Kothari, Sheetal Baldua
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REFORMING THE DELIVERY OF PUBLIC DENTAL SERVICES IN IRELAND: POTENTIAL COST IMPLICATIONS. ESRI RESEARCH SERIES NUMBER 80 APRIL 2019 [PDF]

, 2019
This report details the results of an analysis of the potential cost implications of proposed changes to aspects of the model of delivery of publicly-financed dental services in Ireland, as set out in the new National Oral Health Policy (Department of ...
Nolan, Anne
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Dying to pay: end-of-life medical costs for middle-aged and older adult patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases

Frontiers in Public Health
ObjectiveThis study aims to investigate end-of-life healthcare expenditures among middle-aged and older patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, with a particular focus on the existence of the “nearing-death effect.”MethodsUsing ...
Guoheng Hu, Haining Zhao, Xiaolong Bian, Ying Li   +3 more
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Follow-up of blood-pressure lowering and glucose control in type 2 diabetes. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND In the Action in Diabetes and Vascular Disease: Preterax and Diamicron Modified Release Controlled Evaluation (ADVANCE) factorial trial, the combination of perindopril and indapamide reduced mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes, but ...
Arima, H, Billot, L, Chalmers, J, Colagiuri, S, Cooper, M, Davoren, Peter, Glasziou, P, Grobbee, D, Group, ADVANCE-ON Collaboration, Harnett, P, Harrap, S, Heller, S, Hirakawa, Y, Joshi, R, Li, Q, Lisheng, L, MacMahon, S, Mancia, G, Marre, M, Matthews, D, Mogensen, C, Monaghan, H, Neal, B, Patel, A, Perkovic, V, Poulter, N, Rodgers, A, Williams, B, Woodward, M, Zoungas, S   +29 more
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C5 Palsy After Cervical Spine Surgery: A Multicenter Retrospective Review of 59 Cases. [PDF]

, 2017
STUDY DESIGN: A multicenter, retrospective review of C5 palsy after cervical spine surgery. OBJECTIVE: Postoperative C5 palsy is a known complication of cervical decompressive spinal surgery.
Arnold, Paul M., Baird, Evan O., Buser, Zorica, Bydon, Mohamad, Cha, Peter I., Chatterjee, Dhananjay, Cho, Samuel K., Chou, Dean, Clarke, Michelle J, Corriveau, Mark, De Giacomo, Anthony F., Derakhshan, Adeeb, Fehlings, Michael G., Fish, David E., Gee, Erica L., Gokaslan, Ziya, Hilibrand, Alan S., Hsu, Wellington K., Isaacs, Robert E., Jobse, Bruce, Lee, Sungho, Lord, Elizabeth L., Lubelski, Daniel, Massicotte, Eric M., Mayer, Erik N., McBride, Owen J., Mroz, Thomas E., Mummaneni, Praveen V., Nassr, Ahmad, Pace, Jonathan, Qureshi, Sheeraz A., Riew, K. Daniel, Roe, Allison K., Sasso, Rick C., Smith, Gabriel A., Smith, Zachary A., Steinmetz, Michael P., Stroh, D. Alex, Tannoury, Chadi A., Tannoury, Tony, Than, Khoi D., Thompson, Sara E., Tortolani, P. Justin, Traynelis, Vincent C., Wang, Jeffrey C., Yanez, Marisa Y.   +45 more
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Analysis of hospitalization expenses of 610 HIV/AIDS patients in Nantong, China

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background The goal of this study was to describe the expenses related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) management and care in Nantong Infectious Disease Hospital from October 2013 through June 2017 ...
Xun Zhuang, Yujia Chen, Zunyou Wu, Sarah Robbins Scott, Renfei Lu, Zhengcheng Xu, Yuhui Yu, Wei Wang, Luyao Cao, Yuanyuan Liang, Gang Qin, Meiyin Zou   +11 more
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Cost-sharing in the Greek Health Centres: The Administrative Personnel Aspects [PDF]

, 2013
Cost-sharing was introduced in Greece to supplement the state finance and social insurance funds and make patients cost-conscious. A questionnaire was distributed to 193 administrative personnel (response rate 96 per cent).
Chondrocoukis, G. P., Stokou, E. G., Vozikis, A.   +2 more
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User fee exemptions and excessive household spending for normal delivery in Burkina Faso: the need for careful implementation

BMC Health Services Research, 2012
Background In 2006, the Parliament of Burkina Faso passed a policy to reduce the direct costs of obstetric services and neonatal care in the country’s health centres, aiming to lower the country’s high national maternal mortality and morbidity rates ...
Ameur Amal, Ridde Valéry, Bado Aristide R, Ingabire Marie-Gloriose, Queuille Ludovic   +4 more
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DRGs in Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy in Germany [PDF]

, 2012
Patients requiring transfusion medicine and hemotherapy in an inpatient setting are incorporated into the German Diagnosis Related Groups (G-DRG) system in multiple ways.
Bauer, Matthäus, Ostermann, Helmut
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