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Life on the list: an exploratory study of the life world of individuals waiting for a kidney transplant

, 2010
Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for many individuals with end stage renal disease (ESRD), as transplantation is reported to offer a greater quality of life than renal dialysis.
Addington-Hall, Julia, Frankland, Jane, Long-Sutehall, Tracy, Mason, Juan, Sque, Magi   +4 more
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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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Shortest Path with Alternatives for Uniform Arrival Times: Algorithms and Experiments [PDF]

, 2014
The Shortest Path with Alternatives (SPA) policy differs from classical shortest path routing in the following way: instead of providing an exact list of means of transportation to follow, this policy gives such a list for each stop, and the traveler is ...
Laumanns, Marco, Nonner, Tim
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The demand for private health insurance: do waiting lists or waiting times matter? CHERE Working Paper 2010/8 [PDF]

Besley, Hall, and Preston (1999) estimated a model of the demand for private health insurance in Britain as a function of regional waiting lists and found that increases in the number of people waiting for more than 12 months (the long-term waiting list)
Elizabeth Savage, Glenn Jones, Meliyanni Johar, Michael Keane, Olena Stavrunova   +4 more
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Ethical Issues: Organ Donation and Procurement [PDF]

, 2005
EssayThe list of people waiting for organ transplants continues to grow. According to the Missouri Hospital Association more than 80,000 men, women and children nationwide are waiting for new organs, including more than 1,800 Missourians.
Fleming, David A.
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An observational study of Donor Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion in UK lung transplantation: DEVELOP-UK [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Many patients awaiting lung transplantation die before a donor organ becomes available. Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) allows initially unusable donor lungs to be assessed and reconditioned for clinical use.
Andreasson, Andreasson, Anyanwu, Arcasoy, Avlonitis, Avlonitis, Behrendt, Benden, Bjørk, Boffini, Boffini, Botha, Brazier, Briggs, Brown, Bury, Charmaz, Christie, Couraud, Curtis, Cypel, Cypel, Cypel, Cypel, Cypel, Cypel, De Perrot, Department of Health, Entwistle, Fielding, Fischer, Fisher, Fisher, Fisher, Fisher, Fisher, Fisher, Gibbs, Glaser, Great Britain, Haugh, Henriksen, Information Services Division, Ingemansson, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, ISD Scotland, Itano, Jirsch, Joint Formulary Committee, Kaba, Kaneda, Kierans, Korovesi, Krutsinger, Lee, Littlefield, Long, Lowton, Lowton, Machuca, Martins, Mays, Moran, Naef, National Health Service, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, National Institute for Health Care Excellence, NHS Blood and Transplant, NHS Blood and Transplant, NHS Business Service Authority, Office for National Statistics, Okada, OPTUM, Orens, O’Grady, RAND Health, RAND Health Corporation, Renshaw, Roberts, Royal College of Surgeons, Sage, Sanchez, Sanchez, Schaeffer, Siebert, Steen, Steen, Taylor, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Tikkanen, TransMedics, TransMedics, UK Government Department of Constitutional Affairs, van Enckevort, Wallinder, Ware, Warnecke, Warnecke, Wierup, World Medical Organization, XVIVO Perfusion, Zych   +102 more
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Parental Valuation of Charter Schools and Student Performance [PDF]

This paper reports evidence that parental value of charter schools is primarily determined by the schools’ academically effectiveness. Data on the New Jersey charter schools indicate that not all charter schools are equally effective, measured by student
Jim VanderHoff
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Economic evaluation of the proposed surgical scheme at Auburn Hospital: Final report, CHERE Project Report No 19 [PDF]

Background Public hospitals have experienced budget constraints but as demand for admissions has been growing at the same time, occupancy levels have been increasing.
Christine Pollicino, Jane Hall, Phil Haywood   +2 more
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THE EXPERIENCE OF WAITING LIST MANAGEMENT FOR LIVER TRANSPLANTATION IN EKATERINBURG

Вестник трансплантологии и искусственных органов, 2011
Gaining the experience of liver transplantation waiting list formation is the important condition of transplant cen- ter successful work. In the era of transplant organ shortage careful medical examination of the patient before the operation and ...
E. N. Bessonova, I. A. Kornilova, O. A. Stroganova, Y. A. Glazyrina, N. F. Klimusheva   +4 more
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Reducing Elective Surgery Backlogs Through Centralized Waiting List Management: A Quality Improvement Study

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Introduction Growing elective surgical waiting lists remain a persistent global challenge, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to the widespread suspension of non-urgent procedures.
Rabbani Mahmoud Daoud MD, Moosa Alhoda MD, Zainab Jasim MD, Salim Fredericks MD, PhD, Juliane Kause BSc, MBBS, FRCP, AKC, PGDMLM   +4 more
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