BACKGROUND To estimate the total annual cost due to chronic hepatitis B (CHB)-related diseases imposed on each patient and his/her family in Iran. METHODS Economic burden of CHB-related diseases (CHB, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma) were examined. In this retrospective study, 100 Iranian patients were identified to obtain their socioeconomic status, utilization (direct and indirect cos...

BACKGROUND Curbside consultations are common in clinical practice. The complexity, relative value, and revenue loss associated with curbside consultations are not well defined. METHODS Curbside consultations performed during a 1-year period were studied. Each curbside consultation was assigned a Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code on the basis of the inpatient versus outpatient status o...

BACKGROUND Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major blood-borne infection which imposes high economic cost on the patients. OBJECTIVES The current study aimed to evaluate the total annual cost due to chronic HCV related diseases imposed on each patient and their family in Southern Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS Economic burden of chronic hepatitis C-related liver diseases (chronic hepatitis...

Background/Aim: Pruritus is an unpleasant sensation that provokes the desire to scratch. It one of most common reasons why patients consult a dermatologist. Aim this study was determine association chronic pruritus with skin and systemic diseases, as well age sex distribution in studied population. Methods: The cross-sectional included 120 both sexes who, period from January 2017 2021, received...

There appears to be significant heterogeneity across diseases in their patterns of health care use at the end of life. We use a new, nationally representative sample of patients diagnosed in 1993 with 13 serious diseases to demonstrate this variation in rates of inpatient, outpatient, and hospice utilization. The diseases are: cancer of the lung, colon, pancreas, urinary tract, liver or biliary...

Background: Distribution of radiographic images in the outpatient setting on compact discs-recordable (CD-R) iscommonplace. Opening, manipulating and interpreting these can be challenging. This study evaluated the availabilityand ease of use of CD-R to evaluate digital images in an outpatient orthopedic setting.Methods: 118 CD-R containing diagnostic studies were evaluated by ...

PURPOSE To investigate whether hospitalization influences serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) values. MATERIALS AND METHODS Transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsies were performed for detecting prostate cancer in 2,017 patients between February 2001 and April 2011 at Ajou University Hospital. Of those patients, 416 patients who were hospitalized for prostate biopsies, whose serum PSA...

Objective: This study aimed to determine the frequency of smoking cessation and affecting factors in patients who applied clinic.
 Method: included smokers aged 18 years over Chest Diseases Clinic Smoking Cessation Outpatient between 1 April 2019 31 July 2019. All participants were evaluated with a sociodemographic questionnaire, Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FNBT) Beck Depressi...

CONTEXT Residents' perceived needs in communication skills training are important to identify before designing context-specific training programmes, since learrners' perceived needs can influence the effectiveness of training. OBJECTIVES To explore residents' perceptions of their training needs and training experiences around communication skills, and whether these differ between residents tr...