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View article: TWO PATHS TO COMMUNITY CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS: KOREA AND SINGAPORE’S LONG-TERM CARE EVOLUTION
TWO PATHS TO COMMUNITY CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS: KOREA AND SINGAPORE’S LONG-TERM CARE EVOLUTION Open
Aging populations pose significant challenges to institutional Long-Term Care systems. Community Care services, which provide professional support for functional limitations, chronic diseases, or cognitive impairment to community-dwelling …
View article: Provider Perspectives, Barriers, and Improvement Strategies for Hospital Discharge Support Programs: A Focus Group Interview Study in Korea
Provider Perspectives, Barriers, and Improvement Strategies for Hospital Discharge Support Programs: A Focus Group Interview Study in Korea Open
Objectives: Transitional periods, such as patient discharge, are notably challenging. This study aimed to explore the perceptions of providers involved in hospital discharge support programs, identify the primary obstacles, and propose str…
View article: Surgical workflow recognition with 3DCNN for Sleeve Gastrectomy
Surgical workflow recognition with 3DCNN for Sleeve Gastrectomy Open
Purpose Surgical workflow recognition is a crucial and challenging problem when building a computer-assisted surgery system. Current techniques focus on utilizing a convolutional neural network and a recurrent neural network (CNN–RNN) to s…
View article: Aggregating Multiple Real-World Data Sources using a Patient-Centered Health Data Sharing Platform: an 8-week Cohort Study among Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery or Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Aggregating Multiple Real-World Data Sources using a Patient-Centered Health Data Sharing Platform: an 8-week Cohort Study among Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery or Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Open
Real-world data sources, including electronic health records (EHR) and personal digital device data, are increasingly available, but are often siloed and cannot be easily integrated for clinical, research, or regulatory purposes. We conduc…
View article: Assessment of obesity prevalence and validity of obesity diagnoses coded in claims data for selected surgical populations
Assessment of obesity prevalence and validity of obesity diagnoses coded in claims data for selected surgical populations Open
In many types of surgery, obesity may influence patient selection, prognosis, and/or management. Quantifying the accuracy of the coding of obesity and other prognostic factors is important for the design and interpretation of studies of su…
View article: <p>Association of tumor location with economic outcomes and air leak complications in thoracic lobectomies: results from a national hospital billing dataset</p>
Association of tumor location with economic outcomes and air leak complications in thoracic lobectomies: results from a national hospital billing dataset Open
Purpose: To assess whether tumor location during thoracic lobectomies affects economic outcomes or air leak complications. Patients and methods: Retrospective, observational study using Premier Healthcare Database. The study included patie…
View article: Impact of postcolectomy adhesion-related complications on healthcare utilization
Impact of postcolectomy adhesion-related complications on healthcare utilization Open
ARCs were associated with almost one-fourth of all first rehospitalizations within the first year after colectomy and were associated with substantial healthcare utilization. Risk factors included increased index colectomy complexity, whil…
View article: The Impact of Surgical Approach on Late Recurrence in Incisional Hernia Repair
The Impact of Surgical Approach on Late Recurrence in Incisional Hernia Repair Open
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: We conducted a retrospective, observational study to compare real-world recurrence rates for different surgical approaches after incisional hernia mesh repair. METHODS: Two large US insurance claims databases, Tr…
View article: Economic burden of cancer among patients with surgical resections of the lung, rectum, liver and uterus: results from a US hospital database claims analysis
Economic burden of cancer among patients with surgical resections of the lung, rectum, liver and uterus: results from a US hospital database claims analysis Open
Objectives: To determine hospital resource utilization, associated costs and the risk of complications during hospitalization for four types of surgical resections and to estimate the incremental burden among patients with cancer compared …
View article: Burden of air leak complications in thoracic surgery estimated using a national hospital billing database
Burden of air leak complications in thoracic surgery estimated using a national hospital billing database Open
This analysis showed that aALCs are not only frequent but also associated with significantly higher resource utilization and mortality.
View article: Comparison of economic and clinical outcomes between patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery with powered versus manual endoscopic surgical staplers
Comparison of economic and clinical outcomes between patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery with powered versus manual endoscopic surgical staplers Open
In this analysis of patients who underwent LRY or LSG, the use of powered staplers was associated with better economic outcomes, and a lower rate of bleeding/transfusion vs manual staplers in the real-world setting.
View article: Economic Impact of Laparoscopic Conversion to Open in Left Colon Resections
Economic Impact of Laparoscopic Conversion to Open in Left Colon Resections Open
Successful laparoscopic surgery was the most cost effective, with decreased LOS and odds of blood transfusion, leak surrogate, and mortality. Conversion was the most expensive and had increased odds of leak surrogate, but similar LOS compa…
View article: An Assessment of the Clinical and Economic Impact of Establishing Ileocolic Anastomoses in Right-Colon Resection Surgeries Using Mechanical Staplers Compared to Hand-Sewn Technique
An Assessment of the Clinical and Economic Impact of Establishing Ileocolic Anastomoses in Right-Colon Resection Surgeries Using Mechanical Staplers Compared to Hand-Sewn Technique Open
Purpose . To estimate and compare clinical outcomes and costs associated with mechanical stapling versus hand-sewn sutured technique in creation of ileocolic anastomoses after right sided colon surgery. Methods . A previously conducted met…