Cost-effectiveness analysis of defibrotide in the treatment of patients with severe veno-occlusive disease/sinusoidal obstructive syndrome with multiorgan dysfunction following hematopoietic cell transplantation in Spain.

Aims: This study evaluated cost-effectiveness of defibrotide vs best supportive care (BSC) for the treatment of hepatic veno-occlusive disease/sinusoidal obstructive syndrome (VOD/SOS) with multiorgan dysfunction (MOD) post-hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) in Spain.

Materials And Methods: A two-phase Markov model, comprising a 1-year acute phase with daily cycles and a lifetime long-term phase with annual cycles, was adapted to the Spanish setting. The model included a cohort of patients with severe VOD/SOS (defined as VOD/SOS with MOD) post-HCT.

[Clinical case: Refractory hypercalcemia associated to B-cell lymphoma, an oncological emergency].

Hypercalcemia as a paraneoplastic syndrome is rare in children. Therapeutic management is aimed at promoting calciuresis with various pharmacological methods, even with extrarenal purification techniques. The aim of presenting this case is to highlight the importance of early etiologic treatment through chemotherapy as an urgent treatment in a refractory and severe hypercalcemia case, in order to avoid possible secondary complications due to this electrolyte disturbance.

Quality of chest compressions by Down syndrome people: a pilot trial.

Introduction: Immediate bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is essential for survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Down syndrome (DS) citizens have improved their active engagement in society. The objective of this pilot trial was to investigate if they are able to perform quality chest compression-only CPR after a brief training.