2014
Understanding Regional Variation in Medicare Expenditures for Initial Episodes of Prostate Cancer Care
Wang SY, Wang R, Yu JB, Ma X, Xu X, Kim SP, Soulos PR, Saraf A, Gross CP. Understanding Regional Variation in Medicare Expenditures for Initial Episodes of Prostate Cancer Care. Medical Care 2014, 52: 680-687. PMID: 25023913, PMCID: PMC4129645, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAncillary proceduresPatient characteristicsTreatment modalitiesTreatment intensityEnd Results-Medicare databaseProstate cancer careSpecific treatment modalitiesContribution of patientHospital referral regionsInitial treatmentCancer careInitial episodeNoncancer controlsProstate cancerQuintile 5Referral regionsSubstantial geographic variationCare costsMedicare expendituresCostly modalityTreatment factorsMean expenditureLowest expenditure quintileSurgeryModalities
2001
Treatment of Malignant Pleural Effusions with Tunneled Long-term Drainage Catheters
Pollak J, Burdge C, Rosenblatt M, Houston J, Hwu W, Murren J. Treatment of Malignant Pleural Effusions with Tunneled Long-term Drainage Catheters. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2001, 12: 201-208. PMID: 11265884, DOI: 10.1016/s1051-0443(07)61826-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignant pleural effusionPleural effusionChemical sclerotherapySymptomatic malignant pleural effusionCatheter-related painPleural catheterHospital timeDrainage catheterContinued drainagePleurodesisAncillary proceduresPatient careEffusionCatheterHemithoracesSclerotherapyPatientsImage guidanceCareTreatmentDrainageDyspneaPalliationComplicationsPain
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