Utilization Status and Satisfaction with Medical Services in Nonresidential Foreign Medical Tourists Visiting a Korean Medicine Hospital.
This study examined the characteristics, medical service use, and satisfaction of foreign patients who visited a spine-specialty Korean medicine hospital as musculoskeletal disorders are the highest frequency category of medical conditions treated using Korean medicine. The electronic medical records of 1,733 foreign patients who had first visited an integrative Korean medicine hospital in 2012-2015 were analyzed, and a satisfaction survey was conducted by e-mail along with phone calls and interviews. Female patients in their 40s with low back or neck pain comprised the most prevalent patient group. The most frequently use...
Source: Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine - June 3, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Source Type: research
Infections and Outbreaks of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Hospital Settings
AbstractPurpose of ReviewNontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections in the hospital setting are a complex and often challenging entity. The goal of this review is to discuss diagnostic and treatment strategies for established as well as emerging nosocomial NTM infections.Recent FindingsNTM outbreaks have been documented in a variety of hospital settings. Contamination of medical devices or aqueous solutions is often implicated in the spread of infection. More recently, the slow growerM. chimaera has been reported in the setting of contaminated heater-cooler devices used for cardiopulmonary bypass and extracorporeal memb...
Source: Current Treatment Options in Infectious Diseases - June 1, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Colorectal Cancer Screening among Korean Americans in Chicago: Does It Matter Whether They had the Screening in Korea or the US?
Conclusion: Access to
health care in the US is important for KAs to have CRC screening in the US. As medical tourism has been increasing
globally, the location of CRC screening utilization must be considered in research on cancer screening to determine
correlates of CRC screening.
PMID: 29802705 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention)
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention - May 31, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Asian Pac J Cancer Prev Source Type: research
Mycobacterium abscessus Complex Cutaneous Infection
AbstractPurpose of ReviewThe worldwide increase in skin infections due toMycobacterium abscessus, especially in Latin America, and its difficult diagnosis and treatment, makes a review of literature crucial in reminding and updating physicians about its presentation, diagnosing techniques, and management.Recent FindingsOutbreaks are associated with cosmetic surgeries and medical tourism, but any kind of skin lesion can become infected presenting as negative typical cultures and unsuccessful empirical treatments; therefore, a high clinical suspicion is required. Molecular techniques are promising new diagnosing alternatives...
Source: Current Tropical Medicine Reports - May 31, 2018 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research
Cytomegalovirus reactivation and disease amongst patients with allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Eastern India: Epidemiology, outcome and healthcare cost
Conclusion: In an increasingly globalised world, where medical tourism is common, data from developing countries regarding cost and outcome of CMV infections in AHSCT patients are of relevance. (Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology)
Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - May 2, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Meet Kumar Mita Roychowdhury Jeevan Kumar Anusha Harishankar Subir Sinha Saurabh Jayant Bhave Anupam Chakrapani Vivek Radhakrishnan Reena Nair Sanjay Bhattacharya Mammen Chandy Source Type: research
Infections and Outbreaks of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Hospital Settings
AbstractPurpose of ReviewNontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections in the hospital setting are a complex and often challenging entity. The goal of this review is to discuss diagnostic and treatment strategies for established as well as emerging nosocomial NTM infections.Recent FindingsNTM outbreaks have been documented in a variety of hospital settings. Contamination of medical devices or aqueous solutions is often implicated in the spread of infection. More recently, the slow growerM. chimaera has been reported in the setting of contaminated heater-cooler devices used for cardiopulmonary bypass and extracorporeal memb...
Source: Current Treatment Options in Infectious Diseases - April 25, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Discussion: Plastic Surgery Complications from Medical Tourism Treated in a U.S. Academic Medical Center
No abstract available (Source: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
Source: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - March 30, 2018 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: Cosmetic: Original Articles Source Type: research
Plastic Surgery Complications from Medical Tourism Treated in a U.S. Academic Medical Center
Conclusions:
Cosmetic surgery performed in developing countries can carry substantial risks of complications that can be challenging to patients, primary care providers, insurers, and plastic surgical teams not associated with the original surgery. These complications pose significant burdens on our public health systems. (Source: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
Source: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - March 30, 2018 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: Cosmetic: Original Articles Source Type: research
Population Health Implications of Medical Tourism
No abstract available (Source: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
Source: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - February 27, 2018 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: Letters Source Type: research
Reply: Population Health Implications of Medical Tourism
No abstract available (Source: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
Source: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - February 27, 2018 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: Letters Source Type: research
The choice of facilitators in medical tourism
Volume 35, Issue 1, January-March 2018, Page 65-83 . (Source: Health Marketing Quarterly)
Source: Health Marketing Quarterly - February 23, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Lydia L. Gan James R. Frederick Source Type: research
Pregnancy and subsequent uterine rupture in a 72-year-old gravida: medical tourism versus procreative freedom.
Authors: Afshar Y, Tabsh K
PMID: 29390892 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology)
Source: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - February 4, 2018 Category: OBGYN Tags: J Obstet Gynaecol Source Type: research
Comment on: an update on bariatric tourism: time for a national registry?
Surgeons covering emergency room calls in the United States are increasingly aware of the burgeoning phenomenon of medical tourism. Medical tourism is loosely defined as medical care being sought by patients in other locales, most commonly due to financial concerns. Our current healthcare system relies heavily on third-party coverage for medical care provided to patients, and the many variations of this coverage lead to gaps in access to care. Despite mandates instituted by the Affordable Care Act in 2014, approximately 27.1 million Americans remain uninsured, representing 12.1% of the population, a number down dramaticall...
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - January 21, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Christopher G. Yheulon, S. Scott Davis Tags: Editorial comment Source Type: research
An update on bariatric tourism: time for a national registry?
Baratric surgery is currently the most effective intervention for weight loss in obesity, as well as management of glycated hemoglobin and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in those obesity patients co-morbid with diabetes [1]. Given the effectiveness of such procedures, there is little question as to why we see an astounding increase in bariatric surgeries performed worldwide each year, from just over 146,000 in 2003, to over 468,000 in 2013 [2]. Increases in the performance of bariatric surgery have been met with large numbers of patients traveling abroad to seek treatment, a practice familiarly known as bariatric tou...
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - December 29, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Xane Peters, Antonio Gangemi Tags: Controversies in bariatric surgery Source Type: research
