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Demographic profile in liver transplant candidates on waiting list

Brazilian Journal of Transplantation, 2010
Liver transplantation is a life-saving therapy for patients with end-stage liver diseases. The post-transplant outcome depends on a wide knowledge of the patient's status and factors that may influence results and complications, as well as an ...
Camila César Winckler, Daniela Salate Biagioni, Regina Célia Callile de Paula, Milene Regina Bailo Gomes, Juan Carlos Llanos, Alexandre Bakonyi Neto, Giovanni Faria Silva, Ricardo Augusto Monteiro de Barros Almeida, Rodrigo Jose Polônio   +8 more
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EVALUATION AND SELECTION OF CANDIDATES FOR LIVER TRANSPLANTATION: AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE [PDF]

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2020
BACKGROUND: Over the next 20 years, the number of patients on the waiting list for liver transplantation (LTx) is expected to increase by 23%, while pre-LTx costs should raise by 83%.
Santiago RODRÍGUEZ, Fabio Da MOTTA, Giacomo BALBINOTO NETO, Ajacio BRANDÃO   +3 more
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Dynamic Surgical Waiting List Methodology: A Networking Approach

Mathematics, 2022
In Chile and the world, the supply of medical hours to provide care has been reduced due to the health crisis caused by COVID-19. As of December 2021, the outlook has been critical in Chile, both in medical and surgical care, where 1.7 million people ...
Fabián Silva-Aravena, Jenny Morales
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Differences between the profiles of institutionalized elderly people and those on waiting lists and who do not want to be institutionalized

Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
Objective To identify the demographic, environmental, economic, functional, and health characteristics and the lifestyle habits of elderly persons considering their degree of institutionalization. Method A cross-sectional observational study was carried
Andrea Mendes Araújo, Temístocles Bezerra de Sousa Neto, Ângelo José Gonçalves Bós   +2 more
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Aortic stenosis post-COVID-19: a mathematical model on waiting lists and mortality

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives To provide estimates for how different treatment pathways for the management of severe aortic stenosis (AS) may affect National Health Service (NHS) England waiting list duration and associated mortality.Design We constructed a mathematical ...
Chris P Gale, Jonathan Weir-McCall, James H F Rudd, Mamas Mamas, Ramesh Nadarajah, Ben Gibbison, Louise Sun, Christian Philip Stickels, Houyuan Jiang, Kieran J Sharkey, Nick Holliman, Sara Lombardo, Lars Schewe, Matteo Sommacal, Katherine Cheema, Feryal Erhun   +15 more
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Allocation of Donor Lungs in Korea

Journal of Chest Surgery, 2022
The expansion of indications for lung transplantation, the growth of the waiting list, and donor shortages are increasing the waiting list mortality rate in Korea.
Hye Ju Yeo
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Effect of socioeconomic deprivation on waiting time for cardiac surgery: retrospective cohort study [PDF]

, 2000
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the priority given to patients referred for cardiac surgery is associated with socioeconomic status. DESIGN: Retrospective study with multivariate logistic regression analysis of the association between deprivation and ...
Cobb, S.M., Ford, I., Norrie, J., Pell, A.C.H., Pell, J.   +4 more
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Opioid prescribing to people on orthopaedic waiting lists during the covid-19 pandemic in England: retrospective cohort study using linked electronic health record data in OpenSAFELY-TPP

BMJ Medicine
Objective To quantify the changes in opioid prescribing over time to a population with high rates of opioid use to understand the impact of longer elective wait times during the covid-19 pandemic.Design With the approval of NHS England, a retrospective ...
Ben Goldacre, Christopher Wood, Brian MacKenna, Jane Quinlan, Helen J Curtis, Amir Mehrkar, Meghna Jani, Rose Higgins, Rebecca M Smith, Sebastian C J Bacon, Iain Dillingham, Milan Wiedemann, Victoria Speed, Andrea L Schaffer, OpenSAFELY Collaborative   +14 more
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Report of depressive symptoms on waiting list and mortality after liver and kidney transplantation: a prospective cohort study

BMC Psychiatry, 2011
Background Little research has explored pre-transplantation psychological factors as predictors of outcome after liver or kidney transplantation. Our objective is to determine whether report of depressive symptoms on waiting list predicts outcome of ...
Corruble Emmanuelle, Barry Caroline, Varescon Isabelle, Durrbach Antoine, Samuel Didier, Lang Philippe, Castaing Denis, Charpentier Bernard, Falissard Bruno   +8 more
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P-14 EVALUATION AND SELECTION OF CANDIDATES FOR LIVER TRANSPLANTATION: AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE. RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

Annals of Hepatology, 2021
Background: Over the next 20 years, the number of patients on the waiting list for liver transplantation (LTx) is expected to increase by 23%, while pre-LTx costs should raise by 83%. Objective: To evaluate direct medical costs of the pre-LTx period from
Santiago Rodríguez, Fabio Da Motta, Giacomo Balbinoto Neto, Ajacio Brandão   +3 more
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