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Eradication of post‐lobectomy mucormycosis and bacterial empyema with intrapleural antimicrobial therapy in a patient with surgically resected Mycobacterium xenopi (non‐tuberculous Mycobacteria) pulmonary infection

Respirology Case Reports, 2023
Empyema thoracis is a collection of pus in the pleural space associated with pleural fibrin deposition. Treatment involves systemic antimicrobials, pleural drainage, intrapleural enzymes and sometimes decortication.
Charlotte Wigston, Emily Woolnough, Ohide Otome, Lucas Sanders, Edward Fysh   +4 more
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A nationwide study of patients operated for cervical degenerative disorders in public and private hospitals

Scientific Reports, 2022
During the last decades, there has been an increase in the rate of surgery for degenerative disorders of the cervical spine and in the use of supplementary private health insurance.
Elisabet Danielsen, Christer Mjåset, Tor Ingebrigtsen, Sasha Gulati, Margreth Grotle, Jan Håkon Rudolfsen, Øystein P. Nygaard, Tore K. Solberg   +7 more
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Delayed chest wall abscess after blunt trauma chest leading to multi-organ failure: A case report

Trauma Case Reports
Blunt Trauma Chest (BTC) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in trauma patients. Although rib fractures, haemothorax, pneumothorax and lung contusions are often found in tandem in BTC, delayed necrotising soft tissue infection (NSTI) without any
Binayak Deb, V.M. Balasubramani, Ram Varaham, Ramesh Vaidyanathan   +3 more
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Comparative assessment of rational use of drugs in public and private hospital pharmacies: a multicenter cross-sectional study using INRUD/WHO prescribing indicators

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
Background Specific actions to promote the RUD in public and private hospitals are highly needed. The current study aimed to assess RUD based on World Health Organization (WHO) prescribing indicators in selected public and private hospitals in Khartoum ...
Adil A. Mahmoud, Asim Ahmed Elnour, Ali Awadallah Saeed, Vineetha Menon, Shereen A. M. Elhag, Omkalthoum Fathi G, Mohamed Ayoup M, Hussam Abdulhadi M A, Ahmed Sameer E, Mohamed Tahaa E, Semira Abdi Beshir, Nadia Al Mazrouei, Sami Fatehi Abdalla, Fahad T. Alsulami, Yousef Saeed Alqarni, Abuelnor Mohammed   +15 more
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Lower access to risk stratification tests and drugs, and worse survival of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia patients treated in public as compared to private hospitals in Brazil: A retrospective analysis of the Brazilian registry of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

eJHaem, 2022
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) has a highly variable clinical course. In addition to biological factors, socioeconomic factors and health system characteristics may influence CLL outcome.
Verena Pfister, Fernanda de Morais Marques, Flavia Parra, Mihoko Yamamoto, Matheus Vescovi Gonçalves, Leila Perobelli, Valeria Buccheri, Raphael Bandeira, Sergio Fortier, Alita Azevedo, Rodrigo Santucci, Marcelo Bellesso, Laura Fogliatto, Glaciano Ribeiro, Germison Silva Lopes, Maura Ikoma, Vera P. Figueiredo, Irene Gyongyver H Lorand Metze, Carlos Sérgio Chiattone, Celso Arrais‐Rodrigues   +19 more
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Estimating technical efficiency of Turkish hospitals: implications for hospital reform initiatives

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background The Government of Turkey has initiated a series of major health reforms in 2003 with an objective of increasing access to health care services and improving efficiency of public and private hospitals.
Mustafa S. Yildiz, Vahé Heboyan, M. Mahmud Khan   +2 more
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Comparative Assessment of Websites of Public and Private Hospitals in Isfahan, Iran

مدیریت اطلاعات سلامت, 2017
Introduction: Hospital websites have a high potential for providing information and services to customers. The assessment and comparison of hospital websites determine the extent of their utilization and contributes to the formation of constructive ...
Maryam Jahanbakhsh, Majid Matinfar, Sakineh Saghaeiannejad-Isfahani, Akbar Hassanzadeh, Habibollah Nikafraz   +4 more
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‘Waiting for’ and ‘waiting in’ public and private hospitals: a qualitative study of patient trust in South Australia

BMC Health Services Research, 2017
Background Waiting times for hospital appointments, treatment and/or surgery have become a major political and health service problem, leading to national maximum waiting times and policies to reduce waiting times.
Paul R. Ward, Philippa Rokkas, Clinton Cenko, Mariastella Pulvirenti, Nicola Dean, A. Simon Carney, Samantha Meyer   +6 more
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How much do government and households spend on an episode of hospitalisation in India? A comparison for public and private hospitals in Chhattisgarh state

Health Economics Review, 2022
Background Improvements in the financing of healthcare services are important for developing countries like India to make progress towards universal health coverage. Inpatient-care contributes to a big share of total health expenditure in India.
Samir Garg, Narayan Tripathi, Alok Ranjan, Kirtti Kumar Bebarta   +3 more
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Patients' satisfaction with HIV and AIDS care in Anambra State, Nigeria. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
INTRODUCTION:HIV and AIDS care requires frequent visits to the hospital. Patient satisfaction with care services during hospital visits is important in considering quality and outcome of care.
Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo, Patricia Nonye Aniebue, Chima Ariel Onoka, Adaoha Pearl Agu, Muawiyyah Babale Sufiyan, Lawrence Ogbonnaya   +5 more
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