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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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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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Strategy implementation and organizational performance: a study of private hospitals [PDF]

, 2005
Although there is continuing interest in the concept of strategic planning, very little research has been done to examine whether the extent to which marketing strategies are implemented in private hospitals could explain variations in their ...
Hopper, Tiana, McClymont, Hoda, Ogunmokun, Gabriel   +2 more
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Unraveling LINE‐1 retrotransposition in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The novel RetroTest method allows the detection of L1 activation in clinical samples with low DNA input, providing global L1 activity and the identification of the L1 source element. We applied RetroTest to a real‐world cohort of HNSCC patients where we reported an early L1 activation, with more than 60% of T1 patients showing L1 activity.
Jenifer Brea‐Iglesias, Ana Oitabén, Sonia Zumalave, Bernardo Rodriguez‐Martin, María Gallardo‐Gómez, Martín Santamarina, Ana Pequeño‐Valtierra, Laura Juaneda‐Magdalena, Ramón García‐Escudero, José Luis López‐Cedrún, Máximo Fraga, José M. C. Tubio, Mónica Martínez‐Fernández   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Case-level Breast Cancer Prediction for Real Hospital Settings [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
Breast cancer prediction models for mammography assume that annotations are available for individual images or regions of interest (ROIs), and that there is a fixed number of images per patient. These assumptions do not hold in real hospital settings, where clinicians provide only a final diagnosis for the entire mammography exam (case).
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Radiotherapy medical physics in the Philippines: A contemporary overview

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose With cancer ranking as the third leading cause of death in the Philippines and a disparity in healthcare resources across regions, this research aimed to assess the state of radiotherapy medical physics in the country. Methodology The study utilized a comprehensive online survey with 94 structured questions answered by 19 clinics ...
John Paul C. Cabahug, Ramon Carlo Cruzpero, Luis E. Fong de los Santos, Eric C. Ford, Afua A. Yorke   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

CSF Biomarker‐Based Cognitive Trajectories in Parkinson's Disease‐Subjective Cognitive Decline

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Cognitive complaints without objective cognitive impairment in Parkinson's Disease, termed Parkinson's Disease‐Subjective Cognitive Decline (PD‐SCD), have been associated with cognitive decline. However, its progression is heterogeneous, highlighting the need for improved identification of patients at greater risk for deterioration ...
Jon Rodriguez‐Antiguedad, Arnau Puig‐Davi, Iñigo Ruíz‐Barrio, Javier Pagonabarraga, Anna Vázquez‐Oliver, Andrea Horta‐Barba, Jaime Kulisevsky, Saül Martínez‐Horta   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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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The effect of strategic marketing planning practices on performance: a study of Australian private hospitals [PDF]

, 2005
Although many marketing text books and a number of studies claim that strategic marketing planning can help firms improve their organizational performance, little or no study particularly in Australia has examined the effect of strategic marketing ...
Hopper, Tiana, McClymont, Hoda, Ogunmokun, Gabriel   +2 more
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