BACKGROUND In 2006, a new medical payment framework such as fixed-payment method was implemented in Turkey and then cancelled 5 months later. The aim of this study was to explore the effects of this payment method on the demand for imaging tests. METHODS Data were obtained retrospectively from electronic medical records. The main outcome measures were the number of imaging tests, the payment ...

background: magnetic resonance cholangiography (mrc) has gained popularity for diagnosing primary sclerosing cholangitis (psc). we determined the accuracy of mrc compared with endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (erc) for diagnosing psc. materials and methods: this retrospective case-control study was conducted on patients referred to an outpatient gastroenterology clinic from 2001 to 2013. p...

conclusions intravenous acetaminophen reduced pain following outpatient urological surgery more significantly than meperidine. patients and methods in a prospective, randomized, double-blind clinical trial, 100 outpatients of urological surgery were studied in two groups of acetaminophen (a) and meperidine (m). patients in group a received 1g of acetaminophen in 100 ml saline within 15 minutes ...

a quasi. experimental study was conducted to investigate the antagonistic effect of flumazenil on the   recovery of patients above the age 50 year from anaesthesia receiving benzodiazepine products in one of   iran medical sciences university hospital's operating rooms .   a total of sixty middle aged patients were selected sequentially . thirty of them (12 females and 18 males )   were in...

Venous thromboembolic events have several known major risk factors such as prolonged immobilization or major surgery. Pulmonary embolism has rarely been reported after an outpatient vasectomy was completed. We present the rare case of a healthy 32-year-old Caucasian male with no known risk factors who presented with pleuritic chest pain 26 days after his outpatient vasectomy was performed. Subs...

We conducted a retrospective chart review of 200 diabetic patients who had teleretinal imaging performed between January 1, 2010, and January 1, 2011, at Portland Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center outpatient clinics to assess the effectiveness of the diabetic teleretinal imaging program. Twenty patients (10%) had diabetic retinopathy. Ninety percent of the available teleretinal...