BACKGROUND Outpatient treatment of uncomplicated acute diverticulitis is safe and effective. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of outpatient treatment on the reduction of healthcare costs. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective cohort study comparing 2 groups was performed. In the outpatient treatment group, patients diagnosed with uncomplicated acute diverticulitis were treated...

Rework continues to affect both cost and schedule performance throughout the construction industry. The direct costs alone often tally to 5% of the total construction costs. Using the data obtained from 359 construction projects in the Construction Industry Institute database, this paper assesses the impacts of rework on construction cost performance for projects in various categories. In addit...

Seed size and toughness affect seed predators, and size-dependent investment in mechanical defence could affect relationships between seed size and predation. We tested how seed toughness and mechanical defence traits (tissue density and protective tissue content) are related to seed size among tropical forest species. Absolute toughness increased with seed size. However, smaller seeds had high...

The article discusses directions of utilization of mining industry wastes from the Murmansk region in the building industry. The Murmansk region is an industrially developed area and possesses a huge potential for production of local building materials. There is proposed a number of measures to improve methodological basis for evaluation of efficiency of wastes utilization and economic stimulat...

BACKGROUND In our current economic climate of scarce resources there is a lot of debate around the best - and most efficient - way of delivering care, which points patients towards the right physician at the earliest opportunity. The aim of the study was to assess whether an improvement in the interdisciplinary management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has the potential to simultaneously improve ...

AIM Although seriously injured patients account for a high medical as well as socioeconomic burden of disease in the German health care system, there are only very few data describing the costs that arise between the days of accident and occupational reintegration. With this study, a comprehensive cost model is developed that describes the direct, indirect and intangible costs of an accident an...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES One third of our nation's health care costs are incurred in the hospital. This study compares the inpatient outcomes between a family practice teaching service (FPTS) and a hospitalist group in the same suburban community hospital. METHODS All patients discharged by the hospitalist group or the FPTS between April 1998 and June 1999 were included for study if they had...

background hepatitis b infection is still the main cause of chronic liver disease in iran, which is associated with significant economic and social costs. objectives this study aimed to estimate the financial burden caused by chb infection and its complications in iran. results the total annual cost for the activate population of chb patients and for those receiving treatment at various disease...

Introduction Epidemiological data on anaphylaxis have been underestimated both in Poland and worldwide. Aim To evaluate the prevalence of anaphylaxis in Poland, including a classification by gender, age and residential region. Material and methods The data used in the analysis were derived from two sources, the National Health Fund records of healthcare services for 2008-2015 (official stat...

In four experiments, we found that the presence of self-interest in the charitable domain was seen as tainting: People evaluated efforts that realized both charitable and personal benefits as worse than analogous behaviors that produced no charitable benefit. This tainted-altruism effect was observed in a variety of contexts and extended to both moral evaluations of other agents and participant...