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AUTHOR
S Pildava
Cancer survival in Europe 1999-2007 by country and age: results of EUROCARE--5-a population-based study
Background: Cancer survival is a key measure of the effectiveness of health-care systems. EUROCARE-the largest cooperative study of population-based cancer survival in Europe-has shown persistent differences between countries for cancer survival, although in general, cancer survival is improving. Major changes in cancer diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation occurred in the early 2000s. EUROCARE-5 assesses their effect on cancer survival in 29 European countries. Methods: In this retrospective observational study, we analysed data from 107 cancer registries for more than 10 million patients with cancer diagnosed up to 2007 and followed up to 2008. Uniform quality control procedures were a…
P5246Nationwide linked administrative data study to explore the variations in statistical classification, management and 30-day mortality of acute myocardial infarctions in Latvia
Abstract Background According to statistics of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Latvia has one of the highest 30-day mortality for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The output data used in the calculation of this indicator was analysed at a hospital level to explain the causes of it. Methods Linked to Causes of death registry administrative reimbursement system data from 2014 to 2017 were analysed. Defined exclusion criteria were applied and 11675 emergency AMI admissions were indexed. As evaluation of the inter-hospital differences in non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) revealed significant inconsistency in statistical classification of non-ST eleva…
Global surveillance of trends in cancer survival 2000-14 (concord-3): analysis of individual records for 37 513 025 patients diagnosed with one of 18 cancers from 322 population-based registries in 71 countries
Eser, Sultan (Balikesir Author)