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Waiting Lists and Patient Selection [PDF]

Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2005
We develop a positive model of waiting lists for public hospitals when physicians are able to divert patients from the public to the private sector. Public treatment is free but rationed, i.e., only cases meeting some medical criteria are admitted. Private treatment has no waiting time but entails payment of a fee.
Pedro Pita Barros, Pau Olivella
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Periodic limb movements in sleep are associated with stroke and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with renal failure [PDF]

, 2012
Periodic limb movements in sleep (PLMS) is prevalent among dialysed patients and is associated with increased risk of mortality. Our study aimed to determine the prevalence of this disease in a sample of transplanted and waiting-list ...
Allena, American Academy of Sleep Medicine., Beecroft, Benz, D’Agostino, Espinar-Sierra, Ferrillo, Hanly, Hanly, Hemmelgarn, Jassal, Javaheri, Jung, Jurado-Gamez, Masuda, Molnar, Parker, Pennestri, Rijsman, Scofield, Sforza, Skomro, Unruh, Walters, Walters, Wilson, Winkelman, Winkelmann, Young   +28 more
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Hajj, Istita'ah, and Waiting List Regulation in Indonesia

Al 'Adalah: Jurnal Hukum Islam, 2022
This study examines the concept of istita'ah (capability), and the problems faced by pilgrims in Indonesia with the departure regulation that implements a waiting list system.
Qomarul Huda, Ilham Dwitama Haeba
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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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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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Management of bacterial infection in the liver transplant candidate [PDF]

, 2018
Bacterial infection (BI) is a common cause of impairment of liver function in patients with cirrhosis, especially in the liver transplant candidates. These patients share an immunocompromised state and increased susceptibility to develop community and ...
Becchetti, Chiara, Burra, Patrizia, Ferrarese, Alberto, Gambato, Martina, Germani, Giacomo, Russo, Francesco Paolo, Sciarrone, SALVATORE STEFANO, Senzolo, Marco, Shalaby, Sarah, Zanetto, Alberto   +9 more
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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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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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A randomised controlled pilot study: the effectiveness of narrative exposure therapy with adult survivors of the Sichuan earthquake [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a common psychological reaction after large-scale natural disasters. Given the number of people involved and shortage of resources in any major disaster, brief, pragmatic and easily trainable ...
Cox, Tom, Hunt, N., Zang, Y.
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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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