Economic impact of informal care of cancer patients at the end of life.

Background: Economic analysis of the incorporation of palliative care (PC) programs allows for assessment of the potential financial impact of shifting activity from secondary care to primary, community and social care sectors. Only 14% of patients in need of PC in Argentina have access to PC services, similar to the world average, as estimated by World Health Organization (WHO). The economic impact of family care, which falls mainly on women, needs to be assessed at the public policy and research levels.

[Cost-effectiveness analysis of palliative care of cancer patients in the end of life].

Home palliative care services of terminal patients may associate home care preferences with desirable health outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of home palliative care of cancer patients in the last year of life in the public health subsector in a province of Argentina. A cost-effectiveness Markov model was developed from a social and the health funder's perspective in order to reflect the reality of home palliative care at the local level compared with usual care.

[Clinical practice guideline: tocilizumab for patients with severe and critical COVID-19].

In COVID-19, there are states of hyperinflammation in severely or critically ill people, where immunosuppression and blocking of IL-6 receptors could be beneficial. Faced with this situation, with the support of a methods group using the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) approach, about the use of tocilizumab for patients with severe and critical illness coronavirus. This guide focuses on making recommendations for the use of tocilizumab in patients with severe and critical COVID-19.