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A review of non-pharmacologic approaches to enhance the patient experience in dermatologic surgery [PDF]

, 2020
Efforts to increase patient comfort by minimizing pain and anxiety have been shown to improve clinical outcomes, reduce pain thresholds, decrease analgesic requirements and complication risk, strengthen the physician-patient relationship, and increase ...
Alkousakis, Theodore, Cameron, Michael C, Fathi, Ramin, Gamboa, Jakob   +3 more
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Geographic variation in statin use for complex acute myocardial infarction patients: evidence of effective care? [PDF]

, 2014
Reprinted with permission of publisher.BACKGROUND: Despite strong evidence to designate statin use for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) as "effective care," observational studies show that many patients with CVD do not receive statins.
Abd, Armitage, Armitage, Fang, Fang, Florentin, Golomb, Ickowicz, Law, Lee, Nallamothu, Nichols, Robinson, Robinson, Sathasivam, Thompson, Wallace   +16 more
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
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Preference Testing in Medical Devices: Current Framework and Regulatory Gaps

Medical Devices: Evidence and Research, 2022
Amy Lewis,1 Despoina Douka,1 Angeliki Koukoura,1 Vasiliki Valla,1 Amie Smirthwaite,2 Susanne Holm Faarbaek,3 Efstathios Vassiliadis1 1Evnia, Copenhagen, Denmark; 2RQM+, Nottingham, England; 3BK Medical, Herlev, DenmarkCorrespondence: Amy Lewis, Email ...
Lewis A, Douka D, Koukoura A, Valla V, Smirthwaite A, Faarbaek SH, Vassiliadis E   +6 more
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Real‐World Pediatric Blinatumomab Administration: Access to Outpatient Care Delivery and Impact of a Hospital‐Dispensed Model

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Blinatumomab has been shown to be highly effective for patients with pediatric B‐ALL and has recently become standard of care therapy. Due to its past use in the clinical trial setting, there is limited information available about real‐world administration.
Katelyn Oranges, Kelly A. Duffy, Sara McDonough, Evelyn Kurpiewski, R. Jennifer Randall, Allison Barz Leahy, Haley M. Newman, Joyce P. Lee, Stephen P. Hunger, Anne F. Reilly, David T. Teachey, Susan R. Rheingold, Daniel J. Zheng   +12 more
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Attribute Preferences for Somatostatin Analogues in Neuroendocrine Tumours (NETs) Among Patients, Clinicians and Nurses in Australia

Cancer Medicine
Background Long‐acting somatostatin analogues (LA SSAs) are commonly used as first‐line treatment in well‐differentiated low and intermediate grade 1–2 gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (GEP‐NETs).
Simon J. Fifer, Karen Winkler, Meredith Cummins, Hima Cherian   +3 more
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Tradeoffs and decision-making in moderate to severe psoriasis for oral versus injectable treatments: data from patients and dermatologists in Australia

Journal of Dermatological Treatment
Background Oral systemic and injectable biologic treatments are available in Australia to treat moderate to severe psoriasis.Objective To examine how patients and dermatologists in Australia choose between oral and injectable treatments for psoriasis ...
Saxon D. Smith, Simon Fifer, Meredith Edwards, Anne Walter, Yichen Zhong, Joe Zhuo, Bronwyn West, Lynda Spelman   +7 more
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Appraising patient preference methods for decision-making in the medical product lifecycle: an empirical comparison

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2020
Background Incorporating patient preference (PP) information into decision-making has become increasingly important to many stakeholders. However, there is little guidance on which patient preference assessment methods, including preference exploration ...
Chiara Whichello, Bennett Levitan, Juhaeri Juhaeri, Vaishali Patadia, Rachael DiSantostefano, Cathy Anne Pinto, Esther W. de Bekker-Grob   +6 more
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Equity-Efficiency Optimizing Resource Allocation: The Role of Time Preferences in a Repeated Irrigation Game [PDF]

, 2014
We study repeated water allocation decisions among small scale irrigation users in Tanzania. In a treatment replicating water scarcity conditions, convexities in production make that substantial efficiency gains can be obtained by deviating from equal ...
Besley T., Binmore K., Binmore K., Bruns B., Camerer C. F., Onwueme I. C., Weg E.   +6 more
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Clinical Insights Into Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Childhood

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) is a rare but life‐threatening metabolic emergency in children that occurs in less than 1% of pediatric cancer cases, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.4% to 1.0% across different studies. While it is observed in 10%–20% of adult malignancies, pediatric HCM remains relatively uncommon.
Hüseyin Anıl Korkmaz
wiley   +1 more source