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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar, Denise M. Connolly, Ellen Kellington, Elyse Zelunka, Karla Kerrigan, Furqan Shaikh, Paul C. Nathan, Meredith S. Irwin, Sarah Cohen‐Gogo   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Men’s and women’s response to treatment and perceptions of outcomes in a randomized controlled trial of injectable opioid assisted treatment for severe opioid use disorder

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2017
Background To test whether there are gender differences in treatment outcomes among patients receiving injectable opioids for the treatment of long-term opioid-dependence.
Heather Palis, Kirsten Marchand, Daphne Guh, Suzanne Brissette, Kurt Lock, Scott MacDonald, Scott Harrison, Aslam H. Anis, Michael Krausz, David C. Marsh, Martin T. Schechter, Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes   +11 more
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The impact of relaxing restrictions on take-home doses during the COVID-19 pandemic on program effectiveness and client experiences in opioid agonist treatment: a mixed methods systematic review

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2023
Background The COVID-19 pandemic led to an unprecedented relaxation of restrictions on take-home doses in opioid agonist treatment (OAT). We conducted a mixed methods systematic review to explore the impact of these changes on program effectiveness and ...
Alison Adams, Sarin Blawatt, Tianna Magel, Scott MacDonald, Julie Lajeunesse, Scott Harrison, David Byres, Martin T. Schechter, Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Outcome-based pricing for new pharmaceuticals via rebates [PDF]

, 2020
The price of new brand-name prescription drugs has been rising fast in the United States. For example, the Amgen cholesterol drug Repatha had an initial list price of $14,523 per year.
Adida, E
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International Guillain-Barré Syndrome Outcome Study (IGOS): protocol of a prospective observational cohort study on clinical and biological predictors of disease course and outcome in Guillain-Barré syndrome [PDF]

, 2017
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute polyradiculoneuropathy with a highly variable clinical presentation, course, and outcome. The factors that determine the clinical variation of GBS are poorly understood which complicates the care and treatment of
Bateman, K., Chavada, Govindsinh, Cornblath, D. R., Cornblath, David R., Dardiotis, E., Faber, C. G., Feasby, T. E., Gorson, K. C., Gorson, Kenneth C., Harbo, T., Harbo, Thomas, Hartung, H. P., Hartung, H. P., Hartung, Hans Peter, Hughes, R. A.C., Hughes, Richard A.C., Illa, I., Islam, B., Islam, Z., Jacobs, B. C., Jacobs, B. C., Jacobs, B. C., Jacobs, Bart C., Kusunoki, S., Kusunoki, S., Kusunoki, Susumu, Lehmann, H. C., Mohammad, Q. D., Nobile-Orazio, E., Péréon, Y., Reddel, S. W., Reisin, R. C., Roodbol, J., Shahrizaila, N., van den Berg, B., van den Berg, B., van den Berg, Bianca, van den Bergh, P., van der Kooi, A. J., van Dijk, G. W., van Doorn, P. A., van Doorn, Pieter A., van Woerkom, M., Verboon, C., Verboon, C., Verboon, Christine, Visser, L. H., Wang, Y. Z., Willison, H. J., Willison, Hugh J.   +49 more
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Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis, Okeleji Olayinka, Mariam Z. Quraishi, Lakshmi V. Srivaths, Deborah L. Brown, Neethu M. Menon, Ricardo A. Mosquera, Ashwin P. Patel, James M. Stark, Aravind Yadav   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physical Activity: The impact of incontinence on health‐related quality of life in a South Australian population sample

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2004
Objective: To assess prevalence of incontinence in a South Australian representative population sample and compare the health‐related quality‐of‐life impact of incontinence with other chronic conditions.
Jodie C. Avery, Tiffany K. Gill, Alastair H. MacLennan, Janet F. Grant, Anne W. Taylor, Catherine R. Chittleborough   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

How to discriminate non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cases from an Italian administrative database? A retrospective, secondary data use study for evaluating a novel algorithm performance

BMJ Open, 2021
Objectives To evaluate an algorithm developed for identifying non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) candidates among patients with lung cancer with a diagnosis International Classification of Diseases: ninth revision (ICD-9) 162.x code in administrative ...
Ilaria Massa, William Balzi, Andrea Roncadori, Valentina Danesi, Silvia Manunta, Nicola Gentili, Angelo Delmonte, Lucio Crinò, Mattia Altini   +8 more
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Validation of a Clinical Scoring System for Outcome Prediction in Dogs with Acute Kidney Injury Managed by Hemodialysis. [PDF]

, 2016
BackgroundA scoring system for outcome prediction in dogs with acute kidney injury (AKI) recently has been developed but has not been validated.HypothesisThe scoring system previously developed for outcome prediction will accurately predict outcome in a ...
Cowgill, LD, Kass, PH, Langston, C, Segev, G, Takada, K   +4 more
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rLOAD: does sex mediate the effect of acute antiplatelet loading on stroke outcome. [PDF]

, 2014
BackgroundBiologic sex can influence response to pharmacologic therapy. The purpose of this proof-of-concept study was to evaluate the medicating effects of estrogen in the efficacy of acute antiplatelet loading therapy on stroke outcome in the rabbit ...
Compton, M Peggy, Eastwood, Jo-Ann, Gylys, Karen, Meyer, Dawn M, Zivin, Justin A   +4 more
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