Publications by authors named "A E Bardach"
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- - The study reviews the incidence and prevalence of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting that RSV is a significant cause of lower respiratory tract infections and hospitalizations in the region, especially among young children and high-risk older adults.
- - A systematic review method was used, analyzing 156 studies conducted from January 2012 to January 2023, primarily from Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina, with most studies being cross-sectional and low-risk for bias.
- - Findings indicated a high prevalence of RSV in patients under 1 year old (58%), with notable ICU admission rates (42%) and mortality rates varying by age, suggesting a need for better methodological standards in clinical guidelines regarding RSV treatment
Introduction: Health technology assessment (HTA) is a standardized methodology that allows the assessment technologies' value. By incorporating the perspective of stakeholders in a public consultation process, transparency and quality of decisions can be improved.
Objective: To describe the active stakeholder consultation process for rapid HTAs in an Argentinean, independent, academic, non-profit HTA agency, assessing its initial five years.
Objectives: Herpes zoster (HZ) substantially affects patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL), both in the acute phase and also in those developing postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). Building upon a previous qualitative concept elicitation study in Canada, we adopted a similar approach to further understand the patient experience of HZ/PHN in Argentina and impact on quality of life and qualitatively validate the previously published conceptual model for Argentina.
Methods: (1) Comprehensive literature review of HZ impact on HRQoL in Latin America.
Budget impact of upadacitinib in patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis in Argentina.
Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica
August 2024
Objectives.: To analyze the budget impact of upadacitinib (UPA) 15 mg + methotrexate (MTX) for the treatment of moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in patients with an inadequate response to conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (cDMARD-IR) from the perspective of social security and the private health sector in Argentina.
Materials And Methods.
Despite being the most cost-effective tobacco control policy, tobacco taxation is the least implemented component of the World Health Organization MPOWER package to reduce smoking worldwide. In Mexico, both smoking prevalence and taxation have remained stable for more than a decade. This study aims to provide evidence about the potential effects of taxation to reduce the burden of tobacco-related diseases and the main attributable social costs in Mexico, including informal (unpaid) care costs, which are frequently ignored.
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