This paper investigates the determinants of regional variations in outpatient antibiotic consumption using Swiss data. The analysis contributes to the debate on appropriate antibiotic use by improving the understanding of its determinants, and may help to define more effective health care policies to reduce the resistance phenomenon. Findings suggest that Switzerland exhibits relatively low lev...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Previous studies evaluating vertebral augmentation procedure costs have not made detailed comparisons between vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty. Our study contrasts hospital costs for vertebroplasty versus kyphoplasty for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures in routine clinical practice in the United States. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective cohort study...

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the percentage of coverage transfers from Brazilian Unified Health System regarding nursing procedures conducted in Outpatient facility a University Hospital. Method: Quantitative, exploratory, descriptive case study. The sample for calculating mean total direct costs was composed non-participant observations 656 procedures. obtained were compared to by multiplyin...

New York, N.Y. Learning Objectives: After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Recognize the anesthetic choices available to patients undergoing outpatient cosmetic surgery. 2. Identify the various medications selected for use in outpatient cosmetic surgery. 3. Understand the complexities of providing safe anesthesia to patients undergoing outpatient cosmetic surgery. Su...

The Republic of Rwanda is implementing a program of voluntary male circumcision (MC) to reduce HIV transmission but lacks the infrastructure for conventional surgical MC on a nationwide scale. Nonsurgical MC using the PrePex device was first assessed in 5 subjects on an inpatient basis. Subsequent procedures were on an outpatient basis. Physicians performed 100 outpatient procedures (Phase 1 of...

Intravenous fluids are administered in virtually every parenteral sedation and general anesthetic. The purpose of this article is to review the physiology of body-water distribution and fluid dynamics at the vascular endothelium, evaluation of fluid status, calculation of fluid requirements, and the clinical rationale for the use of various crystalloid and colloid solutions. In the setting of e...

The aim of this study was to compare the number of patients attending surgical outpatient clinics in a general hospital to the number of resulting elective procedures scheduled in a single year. Patients initially assessed at private consulting rooms are not included in this study. The number of surgical outpatient appointments issued in 2011 totalled 6503 with non-attendances running at 1489 (...