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January 2025
Institute of Applied Health Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Objective: To develop and validate a prognostic model for risk-stratified monitoring of 5-aminosalicylate nephrotoxicity.
Methods: This UK retrospective cohort study used data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Aurum and Gold for model development and validation respectively. It included adults newly diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease and established on 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) treatment between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2019.
Comparing Prescription Drug Saving Platforms for Dermatology: A Cost Analysis of Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs, GoodRx, and Amazon RxPass.
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Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
Cohort study to evaluate the pattern of analgesic prescription in adult patients undergoing ambulatory surgery.
Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim (Engl Ed)
January 2025
Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Departamento de Medicina Legal, Psiquiatría y Patología, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address:
Introduction: Postoperative pain in ambulatory surgery (AS) continues to be a recurrent problem despite anesthetic and surgical advances. Analgesic prescription and follow-up by patients at home may be a determining factor. Our objective was to evaluate analgesic prescription and its impact on the intensity of postoperative pain at 24 h and 7 days in an AS unit.
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Many strategies enabling us to optimize kidney care may also be planet-friendly.
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Néphrologie et Dialyse, Centre Hospitalier Le Mans, 194 Avenue Rubillard, 72037 Le Mans, France.
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