A STEPPED-WEDGE RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL ASSESSING THE IMPLEMENTATION, EFFECTIVENESS AND COST-CONSEQUENCES OF THE EDDIE+ HOSPITAL AVOIDANCE PROGRAM IN 12 RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE HOMES: STUDY PROTOCOL

Abstract Background Older people living in residential aged care homes experience frequent emergency transfers to hospital.These events are associated with risks of hospital acquired complications and invasive treatments or interventions.Evidence suggests that some hospital transfers may be unnecessary or avoidable.The Early Detection of Deteriorat

Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate trends in medical costs and prognosis in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients in Korea from 2008 to here 2017 using medical claims data.Materials and Methods All data for the past decade was collected from a big data hub provided by the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service.Using several Kore

This paper presents a study on the dependence of the ion temperature stiffness on the plasma main ion isotope mass in JET ITER-like wall and C wall discharges.To this aim, a database of H, D and T shots is analyzed, including new dedicated shots, comparing experiments with lower and higher power injected by the NBI system.In order to characterize t

Modern realities indicate that improving the efficiency of management processes is impossible without the use of information and software that should be integrated into the management system.Therefore, the article explores the importance of this integration in the context of globalized markets, emphasizing its role in increasing competitiveness, in

Abstract Radiotherapy is an important modality in lung cancer altitude sunscreen treatment.Despite advances in treatment planning and dose delivery, patient benefit is still limited by in-field relapse and metastatic recurrence.Simultaneous application of cisplatinum-based chemotherapy leads to moderately improved outcomes, thus providing proof-of-