Modified Textbook Outcome was a Predictor for Early Mortality After Oral Cancer Surgery.

Background: To explore prognostic factors for early mortality among patients undergoing surgery for oral cavity cancer (OCC) and identify valuable strategies to improve patient outcomes.

Patients And Methods: A total of 397 patients treated by primary tumor resection and neck dissection between 2017 and 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis were used to explore the relationships between the study factors and early death (within 12 months).

Effects of Symptom Burden on Quality of Life in Patients with Lung Cancer.

Lung cancer patients suffer from numerous symptoms that impact their quality of life. This study aims to identify the symptom burden on quality of life in lung cancer patients. This survey used a structured questionnaire to collect data from 8 March 2021 to 12 May 2021.

Textbook outcome was associated with better survival in oral cancer surgery in southern Taiwan.

Objective: To explore the impact of textbook outcome (TO) on long-term survival in oral cancer surgery.

Subjects And Methods: In total, 386 patients with tumor resection, neck dissection (ND), and reconstruction between 2011 and 2020 were included. TO was defined as negative margin; adequate ND; no 3-day emergency room revisit; no 30-day readmission; and length of stay ≤22 days.

Potentially preventable hospital readmissions after patients' first stroke in Taiwan.

Readmission is an important indicator of the quality of care. The purpose of this study was to explore the probabilities and predictors of 30-day and 1-year potentially preventable hospital readmission (PPR) after a patient's first stroke. We used claims data from the National Health Insurance (NHI) from 2010 to 2018.

Holiday ratio of hospitalization and 30-day readmission rates among cancer patients after major surgery.

Background: To determine the association of 30-day readmission with weekend discharge and the number of holiday days during a hospital stay (holiday ratio).

Methods: This retrospective cohort study used the clinical research database and cancer registry data of our hospital from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2017. Patient characteristics, tumor factors, clinical laboratory data, and proxies of continuity of care, such as weekend discharge or holiday ratio (holiday days/total hospitalization days), received statistical analysis.

Knowledge, attitude and behaviour of university students regarding salt and iodine: a multicentre cross-sectional study in six countries in Europe and Asia.

Background: Strategies to reduce salt intake are encouraged to be implemented in parallel with those that aim to ensure iodine adequacy at the population level. The aim of the present study was to assess and compare knowledge, attitudes and behaviours related to salt and iodine among students in Europe and Asia.

Methods: A multicentre cross-sectional study was conducted with 2459 university students in total (42.

Real-world cost-effectiveness of drug-eluting stents vs. bare-metal stents for coronary heart disease-A five-year follow-up study.

Objective: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of using drugeluting stents (DES) compared to bare-metal stents (BMS) for coronary heart disease (CHD).

Data Sources/study Setting: Data were obtained from the National Health Insurance Longitudinal Health Insurance Database, which contains claims data for 1,000,000 beneficiaries. The data were randomly sampled from all beneficiaries.