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Triumph of hope over experience: learning from interventions to reduce avoidable hospital admissions identified through an Academic Health and Social Care Network

BMC Health Services Research, 2012
Background Internationally health services are facing increasing demands due to new and more expensive health technologies and treatments, coupled with the needs of an ageing population.
Woodhams Victoria, de Lusignan Simon, Mughal Shakeel, Head Graham, Debar Safia, Desombre Terry, Hilton Sean, Al Sharifi Houda   +7 more
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DELP Treatment on Vision and Retinal Microcirculation in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: Report of Five Cases and Literature Review

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The delipid extracorporeal lipoprotein filter from plasma (DELP) treatment can effectively reduce blood lipid, increase blood flow, and improve neurological deficits in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). However, its effect on vision and retinal microcirculation in stroke patients has never been reported.
Ning Li, Ronghua Hong, Hua You, Feiping Xu, Qingjun Zhang, Yiwen Lin, Yuting Su, Danmei Lan, Lingjing Jin, Junhui She   +9 more
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Metodologia de avaliação do trabalho na atenção primária à saúde

Cadernos de Saúde Pública
No presente trabalho, realiza-se um estudo de caso, no qual se analisa o processo de avaliação de ações assistenciais em uma unidade básica de saúde, no sentido de contribuir para o desenvolvimento de metodologias de avaliação do trabalho assistencial e ...
Arnaldo Sala, Maria Ines Baptistella Nemes, Diane Dede Cohen   +2 more
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Ten-year development of general practice in China: Opportunities and challenges

Chinese General Practice Journal
Objective: To review the strengths and limitations of the development of general practice in China during the last decade (2010—2020) and to assess the opportunities and challenges for its future development.
Yang Hui, Han Jianjun, Xu Yanli, Gao Xiaohuan, Wang Yang, Yang Yunli, Cao Xinyang   +6 more
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A Comparative Study of Cerebral Oxygenation During Exercise in Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Cognitive impairment and exercise intolerance are common in dialysis patients. Cerebral perfusion and oxygenation play a major role in both cognitive function and exercise execution; HD session per se aggravates cerebral ischemia in this population. This study aimed to compare cerebral oxygenation and perfusion at rest and in mild
Marieta P. Theodorakopoulou, Konstantina Dipla, Danai Faitatzidou, Fotini Iatridi, Areti Georgiou, Artemios Karagiannidis, Erasmia Sampani, Chrysostomos Dimitriadis, Aggelos Koutlas, Andreas Zafeiridis, Pantelis Sarafidis   +10 more
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Supply of Inputs and Procedures Non-Invasive and Micro-Invasive in Primary Care: Historical Series by Brazilian Regions

Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada
Objective: To analyze the supply of input and procedures, non-invasive and micro-invasive, for dental caries lesions in Primary Care in Brazil, comparing the Brazilian geographic regions in three different periods. Material and Methods: Historical series
Manoelito Ferreira Silva-Junior, Larissa Yumi Ito, Letícia Simeoni Avais, Letícia Plocharski, Natália Almeida Bastos-Bitencourt, Ana Cláudia Rodrigues Chibinski, Alessandra de Souza Martins   +6 more
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Barriers between community screening for visual problems and treatments in a tertiary center

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2018
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of mobile ophthalmic unit screenings and to investigate barriers between community care and resolution of the problem at a tertiary center.
Gabriel de Almeida Ferreira, Marcelo Abrão Rezende, Roberta Lilian Fernandes de Sousa Meneghim, Silvana Artioli Schellini   +3 more
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205A Collaborative Health and Social Care (HSCP) Shared Assessment and Screening Process Improves Patient Outcomes in Acute Unscheduled Care [PDF]

Age and Ageing, 2018
Caroline Colgan, Grainne Flanagan, Sinead Gallagher, Miriam Dolan, Paula Sheridan, Cathal McKeon, Lorraine Daly   +6 more
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Comparing open and minimally invasive surgical procedures for oesophagectomy in the treatment of cancer: the ROMIO (Randomised Oesophagectomy: Minimally Invasive or Open) feasibility study and pilot trial [PDF]

, 2015
Localised oesophageal cancer can be curatively treated with surgery (oesophagectomy) but the procedure is complex with a risk of complications, negative effects on quality of life and a recovery period of 6-9 months. Minimal-access surgery may accelerate
Avery, K, Barham, P, Berrisford, R, Blazeby, JM, Donovan, JL, Elliott, J, Falk, S, Fernandez, AM, Goldin, R, Hanna, G, Hollowood, A, Metcalfe, C, Noble, SM, Sanders, G, Streets, C, Titcomb, D, Wheatley, T   +16 more
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Predicting the Future Burden of Renal Replacement Therapy in Türkiye Using National Registry Data and Comparative Modeling Approaches

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic kidney disease is a growing public health problem worldwide, and the number of patients requiring renal replacement therapy is steadily increasing. Türkiye has experienced a similar rise in both the incidence and prevalence of renal replacement therapy over the past decades; however, national‐level projections of future ...
Arzu Akgül, Neriman Sıla Koç, Berrak Itır Aylı   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source