"We thought we were stronger than we were": adopters' narratives about the adoption journey and disruption.

Introduction: Although the majority of adoptive families remain stable, some of them break up prematurely.

Methods: Adopting a qualitative approach, this study gave voice to seven adoption applicants who began the adoption journey with one or more children but did not complete the legal process. Our goal was to understand their experiences throughout the adoption process and disruption.

Cost-effectiveness of terlipressin for hepatorenal syndrome: the United States hospital perspective.

Background: Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is characterized by severely reduced renal perfusion that precipitates rapid morbidity and mortality. Terlipressin is the only US Food and Drug Administration-approved treatment to improve kidney function for adults with HRS with a rapid reduction in kidney function. Prior to the approval of terlipressin, unapproved vasoconstrictive agents used in HRS treatment were octreotide/midodrine and norepinephrine with albumin.

The burden of ovarian cancer in the USA from 2007 to 2018: evidence from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

To evaluate the economic and humanistic burden of ovarian cancer in the USA. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data (2007-2018) were used to estimate all-cause healthcare resource use and costs for economic burden and examine the activities of daily living and quality-of-life (QoL) measures for humanistic burden between ovarian cancer patients and a non-cancer population. Compared with controls, patients with ovarian cancer had more comorbidities and worse QoL.

Analysis of recurrence in lung adenocarcinoma with spread through air spaces.

Objectives: Spread through air spaces is defined as tumor cells in air spaces away from the edge of tumor in lung carcinoma. It is associated with higher locoregional recurrence and lower survival in lung adenocarcinoma. The features of spread through air spaces portending worse outcomes are still under investigation.