在退伍军人卫生管理局获得肝移植评估的机会
Vera Yakovchenko1, Michael F Chang2, Ruben Hernaez3,4
1Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Digestive diseases and sciences
|December 11, 2024
概括
对于肝硬化或肝癌 (HCC) 的退伍军人来说,肝移植评估转诊存在障碍. 解决临床医生的教育和特定场所的因素可以改善这些风险患者的获取.
科学领域:
- 肝病学 肝病学是一种肝病学.
- 移植手术 移植手术
- 医疗服务研究 医疗服务研究
背景情况:
- 退伍军人卫生管理局 (VA) 是美国肝硬化护理的主要提供者.
- 识别肝移植评估的障碍对于改善患者的治疗结果至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估患者,临床医生和现场层面的肝移植评估障碍 在肝硬化或肝细胞癌 (HCC) 的退伍军人中进行转诊.
主要方法:
- 后勤回归分析了一年多的肝硬化或HCC的退伍军人中与移植转诊相关的因素.
- 对VA临床医生进行了调查,以确定对移植评估的感知障碍.
主要成果:
- 在81219名退伍军人中,只有700名退伍军人被转诊进行移植评估.
- 年轻的年龄,白人,婚姻,较少的并发病,更严重的疾病/HCC与转诊有关.
- 临床医生报告的障碍包括对非VA护理的困惑,过程复杂性和政策知识差距.
结论:
- 多种因素包括地点,临床医生和患者变量影响肝移植转诊.
- 改善临床医师对移植过程和政策的教育是提高风险退伍军人转诊率的关键一步.
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