Benefit model: MELD and MELD-Na had an overlapping significant impact on 3-year survival benefit; CR method determined a significant decrease in 3-year life expectancy (LE) estimations. MELD-Na and MELD scores similarly predicted 3-year LT survival benefit, but the gain in LE is significantly...
Prognosis and life expectancy in chronic liver disease. Dig Dis Sci. 1995;40:1805-1815. [PubMed] [DOI] [Cited in This Article: 1] [Cited by in Crossref: 82] [Cited by in F6Publishing: 78] [Article Influence: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis (0)] 10. Chedid A, Mendenhall CL,...
the birth rate decrease together with the continuous improvement of living conditions on one hand, and the health care progress on the other hand, led in recent years to an increasing number of patients with chronic mono- or multi-organ failures and in an extension of their life expectancy. ...
In recent years, people are experiencing rapid changes inlife-style and dietary habits. Methods : All of the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients who reside in Okinawa and entered chronic dialysis therapy since 1971 are filed in a computer registry (Okinawa Dialysis Study, OKIDS).Prognosis ...
situations: (1) history of KRT in any form, including hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis or kidney transplantation; (2) any other existing condition deemed physically unstable, including life expectancy < 6 months, acute heart failure, and advanced liver disease; (3) any pre-existing malignancy...
Second, the life expectancy is rising in China, with the continuous increase of the aging population, the incidence of chronic diseases is increasing, including CKD [13]. Third, the increasing incidence of metabolic diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia and obesity cause a rapid ...
BACKGROUNDPatients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a poor quality of life and limited life expectancy. This study examined wh... Gore,J M - 《Thorax》 被引量: 855发表: 2000年 Palliative care for patients with end-stage renal failure: reflections from Central Austr...
FACTORS INFLUENCING DECISION-MAKING OF TERMINALLY ILL CANCER PATIENTS' FAMILIES REGARDING END-OF-LIFE CARE IN A PALLIATIVE CARE WARD IN THE FINAL MONTH: A ... Objective: This study explored the factors that influence patients with a life expectancy of less than one month in their choice of bei...
A large part of this epidemic may be explained by the increase in the number of diabetes mellitus cases and the increase in life expectancy. Diabetic nephropathy is expected to affect approximately 5.4% of the world population by 2015 [1]. CKD is defined as the presence of kidney damage or...
In certain patients, particularly in the coagulopathic, end-stage cirrhotic patient with a short life expectancy who is not a candidate for liver transplantation, fasciotomy is not indicated. Fasciotomy should be used selectively, if at all, in patient population with end-stage and terminal ...