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Waiting lists and patient selection [PDF]

, 2006
We develop a model of waiting lists for public hospitals when physicians deliver both private and public treatment. Public treatment is free but rationed, i.e., only cases meeting some medical criteria area admitted for treatment.
Barros, Pedro Pita, Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica, Olivella, Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica   +3 more
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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor, Flora Hoodin, Michelle Byrd, Kristin A. Kullgren, Leah LaLonde, Lauren Benkoske, Patrick Smith, Dawn Carson, Karen MacDonald, Susumu Inoue, Brenda Kitchen, Kate Gowans, Gregory A. Yanik   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Atopic Dermatitis and Ulcerative Colitis Successfully Treated with Upadacitinib

Medicina, 2023
Background and Objectives: JAK inhibitors entered current clinical practice as treatment for several immune-related diseases and, recently, for atopic dermatitis.
Teresa Grieco, Martina Caviglia, Giuseppina Cusano, Alvise Sernicola, Camilla Chello, Ester Del Duca, Carmen Cantisani, Alberto Taliano, Nicolò Sini, Gianluca Ianiro, Giovanni Pellacani   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prolonged Corrected QT Interval as an Early Electrocardiographic Marker of Cyclophosphamide‐Induced Cardiotoxicity in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cyclophosphamide (CY) is associated with potentially fatal cardiotoxicity, yet no electrocardiographic indices have been established for early detection of CY‐induced cardiomyopathy. This study aimed to determine whether corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation can predict early onset of CY‐related cardiac dysfunction in pediatric ...
Junpei Kawamura, Kentaro Ueno, Takuro Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Takahashi, Koji Nakae, Yasuhiro Okamoto   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Argus II retinal prosthesis system: a review of patient selection criteria, surgical considerations, and post-operative outcomes

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2018
Avni P Finn, Dilraj S Grewal, Lejla Vajzovic Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University Eye Center, Durham, NC, USA Abstract: Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of heterogeneous inherited retinal degenerative disorders characterized by progressive ...
Finn AP, Grewal DS, Vajzovic L
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Polygenic effect on accelerated tau pathology accumulation in Alzheimer’s disease: implications for patient selection in clinical trials [PDF]

, 2021
Anna Rubinski, Simon Frerich, Rainer Malik, Nicolai Franzmeier, Alfredo Ramı́rez, Martin Dichgans, Michael Ewers, Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI)   +7 more
openalex   +1 more source

Model selection and prediction of outcomes in recent onset schizophrenia patients who undergo cognitive training. [PDF]

, 2018
Predicting treatment outcomes in psychiatric populations remains a challenge, but is increasingly important in the pursuit of personalized medicine. Patients with schizophrenia have deficits in cognition, and targeted cognitive training (TCT) of auditory
Carter, Cameron S, Fisher, Melissa, Loewy, Rachel L, Ma, Sisi, Niendam, Tara, Ragland, J Daniel, Ramsay, Ian S, Vinogradov, Sophia   +7 more
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Incidence and Outcomes Associated With Clostridium difficile Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2020
Importance: An understanding of the incidence and outcomes of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in the United States can inform investments in prevention and treatment interventions.
Balkenende, Erin, Blevins, Amy E., Chiang, Hsiu-Yin, Chorazy, Margaret L., Diekema, Daniel J., Herwaldt, Loreen A., Khader, Karim, Kuxhausen, Michelle F., Marra, Alexandre R., McDanel, Jennifer S., Nair, Rajeshwari, Nelson, Richard E., Perencevich, Eli N., Samore, Matthew, Schweizer, Marin L., Ward, Melissa A.   +15 more
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Predicting Chronicity in Children and Adolescents With Newly Diagnosed Immune Thrombocytopenia at the Timepoint of Diagnosis Using Machine Learning‐Based Approaches

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To identify predictors of chronic ITP (cITP) and to develop a model based on several machine learning (ML) methods to estimate the individual risk of chronicity at the timepoint of diagnosis. Methods We analyzed a longitudinal cohort of 944 children enrolled in the Intercontinental Cooperative immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) Study ...
Severin Kasser, Alice Bizeul, Meera Chitlur, Hugo Donato, Jelena Roganovic, Julia E. Vogt, Thomas Kühne   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Low‐dose hilar and mediastinal stereotactic body radiation therapy for non‐small cell lung cancer: Analysis of outcomes in patients receiving one or multiple courses of treatment

Thoracic Cancer, 2020
Background This study reports the outcomes of a single institutional experience treating non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) involving the pulmonary hilum with low‐dose stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT).
Roman O. Kowalchuk, Michael R. Waters, Martin Richardson, Kelly Spencer, James M. Larner, Charles R. Kersh   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source