Karen Joyce S Velasco, Philip B Fullante, Christopher Malorre E Calaquian
{"title":"Patient Profiles and Cost of Otolaryngologic Surgeries in an LMIC Country.","authors":"Karen Joyce S Velasco, Philip B Fullante, Christopher Malorre E Calaquian","doi":"10.47895/amp.vi0.7540","DOIUrl":"10.47895/amp.vi0.7540","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aims to analyze the cost of patient care among ORL-HNS patients admitted in a tertiary, teaching government hospital in a low- to middle-income country.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a prevalence-based, prospective, bottom-up, cost-of-illness analysis among patients of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in a tertiary training government hospital admitted from July 2021 to March 2022. The value assessment method used is the human capital approach. The societal perspective is used for analysis to estimate and reflect payer <i>(insurance providers)</i> and patient perspectives.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of one hundred fifty seven (157) patients were admitted for elective surgery under the service of ORL-HNS consisting of 75 females and 82 males. The average total overall cost was $3,851.10 (Php 199, 870.50 ± 164, 725.60). The total direct health care cost for all patients within the study period amounted to $3,712.18 (Php 192, 662.22 ± 159, 548.60) while the direct non-health care cost was $58.60. The workforce cost (58.5%) and medication cost (18.8%) comprised the majority of in-patient expenses with a mean cost of $2,221.36 (Php 37,083.66) and $714.51 (Php 44,363.14), respectively. In this study, an average of $80.29 was lost due to illness and hospitalization (± $81.74). The total PHIC coverage pays a range from zero to 67.5% with an average coverage of only 17%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our analysis has shown that workforce and medication expenses are the main cost drivers for the direct healthcare costs among Otolaryngology patients admitted for elective procedures. Stakeholders, such as the otolaryngologists and hospitals should coordinate closely to create a more encompassing coverage of Philhealth to prevent patients from suffering from financial crises due to their illness.</p>","PeriodicalId":15574,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology","volume":"43 1","pages":"65-73"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11199366/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70463600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cyril Onyeka Okoye, Fayen Odette, Abdulhakeem Bello, Joseph Emmanuel Itodo, Emmanuel O Onche, Eddy Nnabuk Okon
{"title":"Metronidazole mediated potassium iodide as high-performance deterioration retardant for mild steel in an acidic media","authors":"Cyril Onyeka Okoye, Fayen Odette, Abdulhakeem Bello, Joseph Emmanuel Itodo, Emmanuel O Onche, Eddy Nnabuk Okon","doi":"10.1080/01932691.2024.2348493","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2024.2348493","url":null,"abstract":"As corrosion scientists all over the world struggle to discover new metal deterioration retardant which can close the performance gap created by the legislative banned toxic inhibitors, we present ...","PeriodicalId":15574,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140929287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nimitt V. Chokshi, Vivek Bora, Shruti U. Rawal, Preksha Vinchhi, Saumitra Gajjar, Bhoomika M. Patel, Mayur M. Patel
{"title":"Fabrication and in vitro–in vivo evaluation of ligand appended isoniazid loaded nanoparticulate systems for the treatment of tuberculosis","authors":"Nimitt V. Chokshi, Vivek Bora, Shruti U. Rawal, Preksha Vinchhi, Saumitra Gajjar, Bhoomika M. Patel, Mayur M. Patel","doi":"10.1080/01932691.2024.2348511","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2024.2348511","url":null,"abstract":"Isoniazid (INH) is amongst the first-line antibiotics that have been employed for the treatment of Tuberculosis (TB). Despite its potent anti-tubercular action, susceptibility to rapid hepatic firs...","PeriodicalId":15574,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140888092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Role of surfactants on Fe2+ mediated oxidative decolorization of Acid Red 13 by peroxydisulfate","authors":"Abhishek Srivastava, Neetu Srivastava, Deepika Tiwari, Rashmi Nayak, Radhey Mohan Naik","doi":"10.1080/01932691.2024.2348495","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2024.2348495","url":null,"abstract":"Over the past few years, environmental concerns regarding dye contamination have grown. Removing dye from wastewater from industry is crucial for environmental sustainability. The removal of Acid R...","PeriodicalId":15574,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140929673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ahmed Siddiq, Mohamed Mohamady Ghobashy, Sayed K Attia, Ahmed M. Rashad, Abu-Bakr A. A. M. El-Adasy, Ashraf M. Ashmawy
{"title":"Gamma radiation-induced grafting of C5 aliphatic petroleum resin onto ethylene-co-vinyl acetate copolymer for improving crude oil flowability","authors":"Ahmed Siddiq, Mohamed Mohamady Ghobashy, Sayed K Attia, Ahmed M. Rashad, Abu-Bakr A. A. M. El-Adasy, Ashraf M. Ashmawy","doi":"10.1080/01932691.2024.2340673","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2024.2340673","url":null,"abstract":"At present, ethylene-co-vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymers are the predominant choice among pour point depressants (PPDS) for enhancing the flowability of waxy crude oil. Still, they have shortcomings....","PeriodicalId":15574,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology","volume":"251 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140624486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zengzi Lin, Jun Li, Yajie Jiang, Zhifei Wang, Yakui Wang, Lu Zhang
{"title":"Investigation on foam properties of Gemini quaternary ammonium salt containing hydroxyl hydrophilic headgroup","authors":"Zengzi Lin, Jun Li, Yajie Jiang, Zhifei Wang, Yakui Wang, Lu Zhang","doi":"10.1080/01932691.2024.2343093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2024.2343093","url":null,"abstract":"Four Gemini quaternary ammonium salts, tetramethylene-1,4- bis [N, N-bis(hydroxypropyl)-hexa/decyloxypropylammonium] bromide (GC6/10-P) and tetramethylene-1,4-bis [N, N-bis(hydroxyethyl)-hexa/decyl...","PeriodicalId":15574,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140624466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhi-Jie Li, Hu Jia, Zheng Kang, Jun-Yi Wu, Ibnelwaleed A. Hussein, Zhong-Guo Li
{"title":"Development of dual-crosslinked nanocomposite gel for water management in high-temperature reservoirs","authors":"Zhi-Jie Li, Hu Jia, Zheng Kang, Jun-Yi Wu, Ibnelwaleed A. Hussein, Zhong-Guo Li","doi":"10.1080/01932691.2024.2338363","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2024.2338363","url":null,"abstract":"Due to their controllable gelation time and high gel strength, polymer gels are widely used in the oil and natural gas industry for sealing operations. Aiming at the problems of fast gelation time ...","PeriodicalId":15574,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology","volume":"44 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140612846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Victoria Faith Gold, Abayomi Bamisaye, Morenike Oluwabunmi Adesina, Kayode Adesina Adegoke, Ayodeji Rapheal Ige, Oluwatobi Adeleke, Muyideen Olaitan Bamidele, Yakubu Adekunle Alli, Abel Kolawole Oyebamiji, Olumuyiwa O. Ogunlaja
{"title":"Adsorptive uptake of thymol blue from aqueous medium using calcined snail shells: equilibrium, kinetic, thermodynamic, neuro-fuzzy and DFT studies","authors":"Victoria Faith Gold, Abayomi Bamisaye, Morenike Oluwabunmi Adesina, Kayode Adesina Adegoke, Ayodeji Rapheal Ige, Oluwatobi Adeleke, Muyideen Olaitan Bamidele, Yakubu Adekunle Alli, Abel Kolawole Oyebamiji, Olumuyiwa O. Ogunlaja","doi":"10.1080/01932691.2024.2339458","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2024.2339458","url":null,"abstract":"The spontaneous discharge of pollutants or toxicants into the ecosystem as a result of various anthropogenic activities is alarming, this necessitates a drastic cheap, and eco-friendly clean-up app...","PeriodicalId":15574,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140613073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohamed J. Saadh, Saade Abdalkareem Jasim, Abdullah Hasan Jabbar, Anjan Kumar, Qusay Husam Aziz, Patricio Abarca, Freddy Ajila, Parminder Singh, Pallavi Ghildiyal
{"title":"Catalysis of hydrogen evolution reaction by nanocomposite electrodes composed of copper nanoparticles based on carbon quantum dots as highly efficient electrocatalyst","authors":"Mohamed J. Saadh, Saade Abdalkareem Jasim, Abdullah Hasan Jabbar, Anjan Kumar, Qusay Husam Aziz, Patricio Abarca, Freddy Ajila, Parminder Singh, Pallavi Ghildiyal","doi":"10.1080/01932691.2024.2342428","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2024.2342428","url":null,"abstract":"This study reports the synthesis, characterization, and electrochemical behavior of new non-platinum Cu-NPs/RCQDs/GCE nanocomposite. By investigating scanning electron microscopy images (SEM), the ...","PeriodicalId":15574,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology","volume":"2012 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140612933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Camellia Zareie, Azadeh Seifi, Ahmad Reza Bahramian
{"title":"Double networks hybrid hydrogels of silica nanoparticles/polyacrylamide: Network stiffness, viscoelastic, mechanical and adhesion properties","authors":"Camellia Zareie, Azadeh Seifi, Ahmad Reza Bahramian","doi":"10.1080/01932691.2024.2342434","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2024.2342434","url":null,"abstract":"Today, the challenge of enhancing the strength and adhesion of the polyacrylamide hydrogel network is still a major concern in many applications. This study investigates the effect of silica nanopa...","PeriodicalId":15574,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140612928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}