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Cost-effectiveness of albumin in the treatment of decompensated cirrhosis in resource-limited healthcare settings

Irsan Hasan, Ignatia Sinta Murti, Putut Bayupurnama, Kemal Fariz Kalista, Christina Hill-Zabala, Dennis Kananda, Elisabet Viayna

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Original Research

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This study aims to assess the cost-effectiveness of human albumin in patients with cirrhosis with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, hepatorenal syndrome or ascites requiring large-volume paracentesis in the Indonesian healthcare system as a representative of a resource-limited setting.

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Three once-weekly intra-articular injections of Hylan G-F 20 significantly improve pain relief compared with placebo in patients with chronic idiopathic knee osteoarthritis: a single-centre, evaluator-blinded and patient-blinded, randomized controlled trial

Michael Langworthy, Peter Lascarides, Wilson Ngai, Kevin Steele, Yili Huang

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Original Research

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This study was conducted to determine the efficacy and safety of three once-weekly injections of intra-articular Hylan G-F 20 in patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis over 26 weeks. It was hypothesized that Hylan G-F 20 would provide significant pain relief with no increased safety risk compared with IA saline (placebo).

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Corrigendum: Vulnerable period in heart failure: a window of opportunity for the optimization of treatment – a statement by Mexican experts

José Antonio Magaña Serrano, José Angel Cigarroa López, Adolfo Chávez Mendoza, Juan Betuel Ivey-Miranda, Genaro Hiram Mendoza Zavala, Luis Olmos Domínguez, Sergio Armando Chávez Leal, José Ernesto Pombo Bartelt, Eduardo Heberto Herrera-Garza, Gerardo Mercado Leal, Rodolfo Parra Michel, Luisa Fernanda Aguilera Mora, Patricia Lenny Nuriulu Escobar

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Corrigendum

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The authors wish to make the following corrections to their article: Magaña Serrano JA, Cigarroa López JA, Chávez Mendoza A, Ivey-Miranda JB, Mendoza Zavala GH, Olmos Domínguez L, Chávez Leal SA, Pombo Bartelt JE, Herrera-Garza EH, Mercado Leal G, Parra Michel R, Aguilera Mora LF, Nuriulu Escobar PL. Corrigendum: Vulnerable period in heart failure: a window of opportunity for the optimization of treatment – a statement by Mexican experts. Drugs Context. 2024;13:2023-8-1. https://doi.org/10.7573/dic.2023-8-1

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Prevention of post-contrast kidney injury in patients with cancer

Emanuele Grassedonio, Lorena Incorvaia, Marco Guarneri, Fabio Guagnini, Massimo Midiri

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Review

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This article aims to review the literature on mechanisms of post-contrast acute kidney injury, risk factors and available strategies to control the risk in patients with cancer and to report the authors’ experience with managing post-contrast acute kidney injury risk in oncology.

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