Differences in Terminal Hospitalization Care Between U.S. Men and Women.

Context: In many settings, men and women receive different care.

Objectives: We sought to determine whether men and women receive different care during terminal hospitalizations.

Methods: We analyzed data of 98,314 adult patients who died while hospitalized in 458 acute care hospitals in the U.

Improving access to liver transplantation: the University of Puerto Rico experience.

Liver transplantation is the only treatment for end-stage liver disease. It is costly, difficult, and not performed in Puerto Rico. For these reasons, it has been a limited option for Puerto Ricans with advanced cirrhosis, especially for those with no medical insurance to cover for the procedure.

Prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in an insured population in Puerto Rico during 1996.

Objectives: Limited data exists about Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Hispanic populations. The aims of the present study were to estimate overall and specific prevalence of IBD (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) and to describe the characteristics of a group of patients from the University of Puerto Rico's IBD Registry.

Methods: To estimate the prevalence of IBD, computerized records of all physician billing and hospital discharges from a major health insurer in Puerto Rico and classified with ICD-9-CM codes 555.