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View article: Long-Term Healthcare Utilization and Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure With and Without Atrial Fibrillation
Long-Term Healthcare Utilization and Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure With and Without Atrial Fibrillation Open
View article: The Economic Burden of Management of Pituitary Adenomas: A Propensity-Score-Matched Cost Analysis
The Economic Burden of Management of Pituitary Adenomas: A Propensity-Score-Matched Cost Analysis Open
Importance Pituitary adenomas (PAs) present a notable economic burden on healthcare systems due to their management’s reliance on multimodal, often costly interventions. Objective To determine total and relative healthcare costs for PAs at…
View article: Long‐term clinical outcomes and healthcare resource utilization in male and female patients following hospitalization for heart failure
Long‐term clinical outcomes and healthcare resource utilization in male and female patients following hospitalization for heart failure Open
Aims Heart failure ( HF ) is a leading cause of hospitalization, and sex differences in care have been described. We assessed sex‐specific clinical outcomes and healthcare resource utilization following hospitalization for HF. Methods and …
View article: Vulnerable road user injury trends following the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto, Canada: An interrupted time series analysis
Vulnerable road user injury trends following the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto, Canada: An interrupted time series analysis Open
New road safety interventions during the pandemic may have improved road safety for vulnerable road users with respect to collisions with motor vehicles; however, further investigation into the risk factors for bicycle injuries not involvi…
View article: Effect of a transitional care model following hospitalization for heart failure: 3‐year outcomes of the Patient‐Centered Care Transitions in Heart Failure (PACT‐HF) randomized controlled trial
Effect of a transitional care model following hospitalization for heart failure: 3‐year outcomes of the Patient‐Centered Care Transitions in Heart Failure (PACT‐HF) randomized controlled trial Open
Aims Patients are at high risk of death or readmission following hospitalization for heart failure (HF). We tested the effect of a transitional care model that included month‐long nurse‐led home visits and long‐term heart function clinic v…
View article: Comparison of the number of pedestrian and cyclist injuries captured in police data compared with health service utilisation data in Toronto, Canada 2016–2021
Comparison of the number of pedestrian and cyclist injuries captured in police data compared with health service utilisation data in Toronto, Canada 2016–2021 Open
Introduction Pedestrian and cyclist injuries represent a preventable burden to Canadians. Police-reported collision data include information on where such collisions occur but under-report the number of collisions. The primary objective of…
View article: Treatment Journey of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Real-World Data in British Columbia, Canada
Treatment Journey of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Real-World Data in British Columbia, Canada Open
The research emphasizes the complexities of managing HCC and underscores the need for personalized treatment strategies to enhance patient outcomes. These findings contribute valuable insights into HCC management and provide a foundation f…
View article: Transitions in Labour Force Participation over the Palliative Care Trajectory
Transitions in Labour Force Participation over the Palliative Care Trajectory Open
Understanding these transitions is critical to the development of strategies tailored to caregivers to contain labour force losses and to support caregivers during a time of high caregiving demands.
View article: 174 Intraoperative Radiotherapy Outcomes in Early Breast Cancer
174 Intraoperative Radiotherapy Outcomes in Early Breast Cancer Open
View article: Declining Admission and Mortality Rates for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Canada Between 2004 and 2015
Declining Admission and Mortality Rates for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Canada Between 2004 and 2015 Open
Background and Purpose— The purpose of this study was to assess recent trends in the admission and mortality rates for subarachnoid hemorrhage in Canada. Methods— This retrospective cross-sectional study was based on data retrieved from th…
View article: Geographic Variation in Surgical Practice Patterns and Outcomes for Resected Nonmetastatic Gastric Cancer in Ontario
Geographic Variation in Surgical Practice Patterns and Outcomes for Resected Nonmetastatic Gastric Cancer in Ontario Open
Background: Gastrectomy with negative resection margins and adequate lymph node dissection is the cornerstone of curative treatment for gastric cancer (GC). However, gastrectomy is a complex and invasive operation with significant morbidit…
View article: Evaluating TNM stage prognostic ability in a population-based cohort of gastric adenocarcinoma patients in a low-incidence country
Evaluating TNM stage prognostic ability in a population-based cohort of gastric adenocarcinoma patients in a low-incidence country Open
View article: A.06 Trends in hospital admission and in-hospital mortality for atrial fibrillation related stroke in Canada
A.06 Trends in hospital admission and in-hospital mortality for atrial fibrillation related stroke in Canada Open
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with increased risk of ischemic stroke. In Canada, the contemporary burden of AF-related stroke is incompletely characterized. Our objective was to determine temporal trends in hospital ad…
View article: Neighbourhood socioeconomic position and risks of major chronic diseases and all-cause mortality: a quasi-experimental study
Neighbourhood socioeconomic position and risks of major chronic diseases and all-cause mortality: a quasi-experimental study Open
Objectives This study estimated the health impacts of neighbourhood socioeconomic position (SEP) among public housing residents. Because applicants to public housing were assigned to housing projects primarily based on factors other than p…
View article: Validating an algorithm to identify metastatic gastric cancer in the absence of routinely collected TNM staging data
Validating an algorithm to identify metastatic gastric cancer in the absence of routinely collected TNM staging data Open
Algorithms identifying metastatic gastric cancer can be used for research purposes using administrative healthcare data, although they are imperfect measures. The properties of these algorithms may be generalizable to other high fatality c…
View article: Healthcare utilisation and costs of home mechanical ventilation
Healthcare utilisation and costs of home mechanical ventilation Open
Background Individuals using home mechanical ventilation (HMV) frequently choose to live at home for quality of life, despite financial burden. Previous studies of healthcare utilisation and costs do not consider public and private expendi…
View article: Negative Predictive Value of Preoperative Computed Tomography in Determining Pathologic Local Invasion, Nodal Disease, and Abdominal Metastases in Gastric Cancer
Negative Predictive Value of Preoperative Computed Tomography in Determining Pathologic Local Invasion, Nodal Disease, and Abdominal Metastases in Gastric Cancer Open
Background: Before undergoing curative-intent resection of gastric adenocarcinoma (GA), most patients undergo abdominal computed tomography (CT) imaging to determine contraindications to resection (local invasion, distant metastases). Howe…