background and aims: glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (g6pd) is the first enzyme in the route of pentose phosphate metabolism. this route fulfills an effective role in removing oxidant metabolites. deficiency of this enzyme causes decline in energy regeneration of red blood cells and hemolysis. in this study, application of fluorescence staining method in diagnosing the frequency of g6pd defic...

CONTEXT Acute pancreatitis is one of the most common causes for acute hospitalization related to digestive disease. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to examine regional variation in national healthcare expenditure for management of acute pancreatitis. METHODS The Nationwide Inpatient Sample from 2010 was utilized to examine hospitalizations for acute pancreatitis. Total costs per hospitalization...

The increase in costs of hospitalization for patients with drug-resistant infection may be associated with drug resistance itself or with the severity of the underlying illness that predisposes patients to acquire the drug-resistant infection. To address this issue, risk factors and cost of hospitalization were compared for patients infected or colonized with vancomycin-susceptible Enterococcus...

The cost-effectiveness of amiodarone prophylaxis of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) was determined. A decision analysis using current hospital data and values from the literature was conducted. Under the base-case scenario, CABG patients received usual care (no prophylaxis) or 2 g of oral amiodarone hydrochloride over one to three days befo...

In sub-Saharan Africa, hospitalization is one of the main gateway for testing and care of children living with the HIV. The aim of this study is to estimate the direct costs of the hospitalization of children living with the HIV in Dakar (Senegal). The various expenses were collected daily with the medical file and by interview from the accompanying persons in 30 children. Median age was 9 year...

AIM This study evaluated the clinical and economic outcomes of ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections. MATERIAL AND METHODS Patients diagnosed with ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections for the first time between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2011 were included in this study. Demographic, clinical, and economic data were analyzed retrospectively. A cost coefficient (total cost/follow-up perio...