PURPOSE To examine the utilization of bevacizumab and ranibizumab and disease monitoring in patients with branch or central retinal vein occlusion (BRVO/CRVO) or diabetic macular edema (DME) in clinical practice. PATIENTS AND METHODS This retrospective claims analysis included newly diagnosed patients with one or more bevacizumab or ranibizumab injections. Bevacizumab or ranibizumab utilizati...

Objectives: Haiti has one of the highest rates childhood undernutrition in world, devastating overall health. This study focuses on growth children offered longitudinal healthcare by Kids Health for Haiti, using BMI to indicate developmental and nutritional status. Objectives include collecting baseline prevalence data, examining impact interventions, discussing future investigation programming...

OBJECTIVES To describe characteristics of emergency department (ED) encounters for pediatric patients with an acute mental health diagnosis. METHODS Data are from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, which includes abstracts from the medical records of a national probability sample of visits to EDs. Analysis was limited to records of patients who were younger than 19 years an...

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are characterised by periods of disease activity and period with disease in remission. In Denmark all patients are seen in hospital settings. The aim of this study was to introduce a nurse-led phone service for stable patients replacing annual visits. The study originated from an outpatient cohort of 1,600 patients with IBD. A research protocol was determined b...

OBJECTIVE This report describes ambulatory visits for asthma in the United States across three ambulatory care settings. The primary focus is on visits to office-based physicians. METHODS The data sources include the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS), a national probability survey of visits to office-based physicians in the United States, and the National Hospital Ambulatory Med...

abstract this correlational-survery research was conducted with the main objective of investigating viewpoints of farmers of markazi district of karaj towards participation in community supported agriculture. the statistical population of the study consisted of farmers in markazi district of karaj (n=1598) out of which 117 people were selected as sample using cochran formula. in order to enhanc...

background to estimate the total annual cost due to chronic hepatitis b (chb)-related diseases imposed on each patient and his/her family in iran.   methods economic burden of chb-related diseases (chb, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma) were examined. in this retrospective study, 100 iranian patients were identified to obtain their socioeconomic status, utilization (direct and indirect c...