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Transpl Int
January 2025
Mental Diseases Unit, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy.
Patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis SAH may suffer of undiagnosed psychiatric illnesses, typically depression. Assessment of prevalence and potential impact of psychiatric disturbances on alcohol relapse after LT, were the main objectives of this study. One hundred consecutive patients with SAH from April 2016 to May 2023 were analyzed.
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January 2025
Santa Barbara Actuaries Inc., Santa Barbara, CA, USA.
Study Objectives: To determine the association between adherence to positive airway pressure and healthcare costs among a national sample of older adults with comorbid OSA and common chronic conditions.
Methods: Our data source was a random sample of Medicare administrative claims for years 2016-2019. Inclusion criteria included age >65 years and new diagnosis of OSA.
J Clin Med
December 2024
Heart Center, Sarawak General Hospital, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Kuching 93586, Sarawak, Malaysia.
The HRQ-6D is a newly developed instrument to measure Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and EQ-5D is the gold standard for measuring HRQOL. This study aims to test the concurrent validity between EQ-5D and HRQ-6D measures among patients with different primary diagnoses. : This cross-sectional study uses two HRQOL measurement instruments, EQ-5D-3L and HRQ-6D.
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January 2025
Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal; Bento Menni Palliative Care Unit, Sintra, Portugal. Electronic address:
Introduction: Palliative care (PALC) is traditionally linked to end-of-life cancer care but also benefits advanced non-oncological diseases.
Objectives: This systematic review evaluated the impact of early PALC on quality of life (QOL), symptom management, advance care planning (ACP), and healthcare resource utilization (HRU) among non-oncological patients.
Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases were searched for randomized controlled trials and clinical studies published between January 2018 and April 2023.
Clin Transplant
January 2025
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Introduction: End-stage heart failure (ESHF) remains a significant challenge despite optimal treatment, with heart transplantation (HTx) being the gold standard of care. Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices such as left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are increasingly used for temporary or permanent treatment. Psychiatric comorbidities are common in patients with ESHF and may affect treatment outcomes, but the relationship between sociodemographic, clinical, and psychiatric characteristics remains unclear.
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