Publications by authors named "A Decter"
Background: Unlike in outpatient settings, the comparative costs of epoetin alpha (EPO) and darbepoetin alpha (DARB) have not been evaluated broadly from the inpatient hospital perspective.
Objective: To develop a cost analytic model comparing hospital inpatient costs for erythropoiesis stimulating therapies within the nephrology and oncology settings.
Methods: A cost analytic model incorporating erythropoietic drug, pharmacy, and nursing costs was developed from the inpatient hospital perspective to evaluate comparative costs of EPO and DARB.
PURPOSE: Assessment of postoperative pain, analgesic requirements, bladder spasms, nosocomial urinary tract infections, length of hospital stay and outcome of "no catheter" versus catheterized intravesical ureteric reimplantation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Over a 1 year period, 33 patients (24F, 9M) aged 3-14 years with surgical indications for ureteroneocystostomy were randomly assigned to a "no catheter" or "catheter" group. Intravesical ureteric reimplantation was performed in all patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: We evaluated the humoral immune response in children treated with subureteral collagen injection for vesicoureteral reflux by analyzing serum for anticollagen antibodies.
Materials And Methods: We obtained serum before skin testing and at intervals after subureteral collagen injection in 7 girls and 3 boys with a mean age plus or minus standard error of 9.2+/-1.
Purpose: We assessed optimal selection criteria for and expected outcome of bladder neck injection of collagen in children with intrinsic sphincteric deficiency.
Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the charts of children with intrinsic sphincteric deficiency treated with bladder neck injection of collagen at 3 pediatric urology centers.
Results: We reviewed the records of 12 boys and 6 girls 6 to 18 years old (median age 10.
Purpose: We determined therapeutic and operative cost efficacy of endoscopic collagen injection for vesicoureteral reflux.
Materials And Methods: We performed a multicenter study of 10 male and 23 female sequential patients (45 renal units) with vesicoureteral reflux and a surgical indication. Patients were skin tested with collagen and when negative, they underwent endoscopic injection.