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Involvement of Palliative Care in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Patients and Associations with Survival and End-of-Life Outcomes

Current Oncology
Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare, aggressive, and incurable cancer with a poor prognosis and high symptom burden. For these patients, little is known about the impact of palliative care consultation on outcomes such as mortality, hospital ...
Andrew Baird, Abdullah Nasser, Peter Tanuseputro, Colleen Webber, Paul Wheatley-Price, Camille Munro   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Appropriateness of emergency admission of cancer patients admission

Journal of Medicine and Life Science, 2012
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the appropriateness of emergency admission of cancer patients and to make a policy of emergency department for diagnosing and treating of cancer patients.This study was undertaken of all cancer patients who visited during period from Jan. 1. 2007 to Dec. 31. 2008.
Young-Joon Kang, Jung-Sik Huh
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Patient characteristics on admission.

, 2020
Patient characteristics on admission.
M. Ruby Siddiqui (8357607), Tim Harrison (3449054), Judith E. Pekelharing (8357604), Fernando Maldonado (309059), Koert Ritmeijer (123652), Francis Gatluak (364269)   +5 more
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Increasing short-stay unplanned hospital admissions among children in England; Time trends analysis '97-'06 [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Timely care by general practitioners in the community keeps children out of hospital and provides better continuity of care. Yet in the UK, access to primary care has diminished since 2004 when changes in general practitioners’ contracts ...
Gilbert Ruth, Saxena, S, Saxena Sonia, Mike Sharland, Sonia Saxena, Gilbert, R, Sharland Mike, Bottle, A, Sharland, M, Alex Bottle, Ruth Gilbert, Bottle Alex   +11 more
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Cardiovascular diseases and air pollution in Novi Sad, Serbia

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2014
Objectives: A large body of evidence has documented that air pollutants have adverse effect on human health as well as on the environment. The aim of this study was to determine whether there was an association between outdoor concentrations of sulfur ...
Marija Jevtić, Nataša Dragić, Sanja Bijelović, Milka Popović   +3 more
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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.

, 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, V, Head, Graham, Al-Sharifi, H, Woodhams, Victoria, Hilton, Sean, Head, G, Desombre, Terry, Debar Safia, Al Sharifi, Houda, Desombre Terry, Debar, Safia, Debar, S, Mughal, S, Desombre, T, Hilton, S, Head Graham, Al Sharifi Houda, de Lusignan Simon, Desombre, TR, Mughal, Shakeel, de Lusignan, S, de Lusignan, Simon, Mughal Shakeel, Woodhams Victoria, Hilton Sean, Al Sharifi, H   +25 more
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Patient characteristics at ICU admission.

, 2021
Patient characteristics at ICU admission.
Jacob Rosén (11836299), Maria Noreland (11836302), Michael Hultström (838199), Miklós Lipcsey (3586178), Andrei Malinovschi (168111), Karl Stattin (11836305), Robert Frithiof (348314)   +6 more
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Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Bone Sarcoma Patients: A 10‐Year, Single‐Institution Experience Encompassing the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Osteosarcoma (OS) and Ewing sarcoma (EWS) are the most common primary bone cancers in children, but acute thrombosis is poorly characterized in this population. Our study evaluated the rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and associated risk factors in pediatric patients with bone sarcomas treated over a 10‐year period encompassing
Sarah Kappa, Shou Xu, Mark Zobeck, Sarah E. Sartain, Nino Rainusso, Lisa Wang, Nicole Montgomery, Paige Wheaton, Sarah Whittle   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antidepressants in pregnancy: applying causal epidemiological methods to understand service-use outcomes in women and long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in exposed children

Health Technology Assessment, 2023
Background Antidepressants are commonly prescribed during pregnancy, despite a lack of evidence from randomised trials on the benefits or risks.
Heuvelman Hein, Davies Neil M, Ben-Shlomo Yoav, Emond Alan, Evans Jonathan, Gunnell David, Liebling Rachel, Morris Richard, Payne Rupert, Storey Claire, Viner Maria, Rai Dheeraj   +11 more
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Time Toxicity in Wilms Tumor: Quantifying the Burden of Healthcare Interaction in the First Year After Diagnosis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Wilms tumor (WT) treatment imposes a significant time burden on patients and their families. Time toxicity is a patient‐centered metric that quantifies the burden of healthcare interaction. We sought to define time toxicity in the first year after diagnosis of WT and hypothesized that it would increase as tumor stage and treatment ...
Caleb Q. Ashbrook, Veerain Gupta, Nicholas J. Clark, Vijay Rings, Lauren E. Corona, Douglass B. Clayton, Daniel J. Benedetti   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source