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Background: Although revascularization is first-line therapy for chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), there are no established treatments for patients in whom revascularization is not (or is a poor) option, including CLTI that has responded poorly to revascularization. This study verified the efficacy of the Rheocarna, a novel apheresis device, for no-option CLTI or poor-response CLTI after revascularization.
Methods And Results: This multicenter retrospective observational study analyzed 221 patients (221 limbs) with no- or poor-option CLTI (mean [±SD] age 71±10 years; males, 70.
Costs and characteristics of admissions due to ambulatory care-sensitive conditions in children under one year of age in São Paulo, Brazil.
Cien Saude Colet
January 2025
Departamento de Odontologia Social, Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba, Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Campinas SP Brasil.
This research aimed to estimate the direct costs and analyze the epidemiological aspects of ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ACSC) in children under one year of age, São Paulo municipality, 2011-2022. Total and average costs were calculated according to ACSC diagnosis groups by components (early neonatal, late neonatal, and post-neonatal). The trend in ACSC rates was analyzed using Prais-Winsten generalized linear regression.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImproved Risk Adjustment for Comorbid Diagnoses in Administrative Claims Analyses of Orthopaedic Surgery.
J Bone Joint Surg Am
January 2025
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, California.
Background: The accurate inclusion of patient comorbidities ensures appropriate risk adjustment in clinical or health services research and payment models. Orthopaedic studies often use only the comorbidities included at the index inpatient admission when quantifying patient risk. The goal of this study was to assess improvements in capture rates and in model fit and discriminatory power when using additional data and best practices for comorbidity capture.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpecialty-specific Evaluation of Virtual care Outcomes: A retrospective QUality and safety analysis (S-EVOQUe).
PLOS Digit Health
January 2025
ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The objective was to compare specialty-specific 7- and 30-day outcomes between virtual care visits and in-person visits which occurred during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Using administrative data from provincial databases in Ontario, ambulatory care visits occurring virtually and in-person during specific timeframes within the pandemic were analyzed. Virtual care visits were matched with corresponding in-person visits based on multiple baseline patient characteristics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWhich Test is Best for Pain in the Chest?
R I Med J (2013)
February 2025
Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University; Associate Chief, Cardiology, Brown University Health Cardiovascular Institute, Providence, Rhode Island.
Chest pain is one of the most common chief complaints seen in both the emergency department (ED) and primary care settings.1,2 It is estimated that 20-40% of the general population will suffer from chest pain at some point throughout their lives.3 Interestingly although obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) prevalence has declined, chest pain as a presenting symptom has become increasingly common over the last decade.
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