2024
The International Society of Nephrology Collaborative Quality Framework to Support Safe and Effective Dialysis Provision in Resource-Challenged Settings
Davies S, Naicker S, Liew A, Vachharajani T, Pecoits-Filho R, Jha V, Finkelstein F, Harris D. The International Society of Nephrology Collaborative Quality Framework to Support Safe and Effective Dialysis Provision in Resource-Challenged Settings. Kidney International Reports 2024, 10: 663-672. PMID: 40225391, PMCID: PMC11993199, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2024.11.1366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCatastrophic healthcare expenditureContinuous quality improvementQuality frameworkHealthcare commissionersPatient safetyLack of resourcesSub-optimal qualityHealthcare expendituresIterative reviewResource-challenged settingsInequitable accessQuality improvementResource settingsDialysis provisionDialysis planningProvidersExternal validationInternational SocietyPatient groupPolicy makersEffective treatmentHealthcarePatientsSetsFundersCorrelation of Pediatric Surgical Infrastructure With Clinical and Economic Outcomes: A Cohort Study
Negash S, Yap A, Stephens C, Nigussie B, Tefera R, Bryce E, Cheung M, Fedatto M, Laverde R, Ozgediz D, Tadesse A, Derbew M. Correlation of Pediatric Surgical Infrastructure With Clinical and Economic Outcomes: A Cohort Study. Journal Of Surgical Research 2024, 303: 215-223. PMID: 39369594, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisability-adjusted life yearsSurgical infrastructureHealth benefitsCohort studyHousehold incomeCatastrophic healthcare expenditureMedian annual household incomeAnnual household incomeImprove equitable accessMiddle-income countriesEthiopian public hospitalsPatients' household incomePediatric operating roomHousehold annual incomeCompare patient outcomesPatients' caregiversRetrospective cohort studyChild healthEconomic outcomesPediatric ORPublic hospitalsHealthcare expendituresEthiopian hospitalsSurgical careOperating room
2023
Out-of-pocket costs and catastrophic healthcare expenditure for families of children requiring surgery in sub-Saharan Africa
Yap A, Olatunji B, Negash S, Mweru D, Kisembo S, Masumbuko F, Ameh E, Lebbie A, Bvulani B, Hansen E, Philipo G, Carroll M, Hsu P, Bryce E, Cheung M, Fedatto M, Laverde R, Ozgediz D. Out-of-pocket costs and catastrophic healthcare expenditure for families of children requiring surgery in sub-Saharan Africa. Surgery 2023, 174: 567-573. PMID: 37385869, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCatastrophic healthcare expenditureFamilies of childrenHealthcare expendituresChildren's surgeryPocket costsPediatric surgical patientsMultivariate logistic regressionPediatric operating roomIntensive resource utilizationPocket healthcare costsUniversal healthcare coverageChart reviewSurgical patientsSubgroup analysisClinical dataAfrican hospitalsHealthcare costsEconomic burdenMedian annual incomeSurgeryOlder ageLogistic regressionHealthcare coverageOperating roomOlder children
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