תוצאת חיפוש

אמתי רותם, אסף טוקר, שלמה מור-יוסף.

הסתדרות מדיצינית הדסה, קריית הדסה, ירושלים.

מדינות רבות משקיעות סכומים גדולים במשיכת תיירות רפואית, ורואות בה מקור הכנסה ודרך לקידום הרפואה בארצם. במאמר זה נסקרים מחקרים ומאמרים שפורסמו בנושא, ומובאות דוגמאות מהניסיון בישראל.

לישראל מוניטין רב בעולם בתחום הרפואה, ומדיניות נכונה יכולה להפוך את ישראל למעצמה בתחום. קידום הנושא יכול לתרום רבות לעצמאות בתי החולים ומערכת הבריאות, וההכנסות הצפויות יכולות לחזק את הרפואה הציבורית, לסייע במתן רפואה שוויונית יותר לאזרחי המדינה, לתרום לשיפור תשתיות, לשפר את  תודעת השירות ולהעלות את רמת הרפואה בישראל.
 

Rational Use of Albumin 

Emanuel Sikuler, Aviel Shapira, Shlomo Mor-Yosef, Pnina Shlaeffer, Dafna Slovik, Madlen Brutin, Gabriel Gurman

Divisions of Medicine and Surgery, Hospital Administration, Quality Control Unit, Pharmacological Service, Nursing Service, and Division of Anesthesiology; Soroka Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheba

The use of albumin has been a matter of debate since its introduction in the 1940's. Albumin is not only expensive but may also be harmful when administered inappropriately. Until recently our use of albumin was controlled by a number of authorized physicians who signed all albumin prescriptions.

In August 1998, a multidisciplinary team reviewed the indications for albumin use and introduced simple guidelines for its supply and administration. As a result, the use of albumin has decreased by almost 70%. This indicates that rational use of albumin can be achieved by appropriate guidelines, without requiring administrative limitations. We believe that this conclusion holds true for other diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as well.

Ovarian Cancer In Israel, 1960-1989

Shlomo Mor-Yosef, Relo Avraham, Joseph G. Schenker

Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hadassah-University Hospital, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem

In Israel ovarian cancer ranks among the most common malignant diseases in women. It is also one of the main causes of death from cancer in females in this country. Our population is composed of immigrants from diverse social, cultural, and geographical backgrounds, and only a sector of the inhabitants, mainly the younger generation, is Israeli-born. This study evaluates the trends of epidemiological and clinical data on ovarian cancer during 3 decades, 1960-1989, and includes a total of 5,786 cases of ovarian cancer. Information was obtained from the Central Israel Cancer Registry of the Ministry of Health and from the Central Bureau of Statistics. The incidence was stable during the survey period and was about 15-17/100,000 in women over the age of 15. Most (90%) were diagnosed over the age of 40. In women of European/American origin the incidence of ovarian cancer is 3 times greater than in women of Asian/African origin. The rate in the Israeli-born is between those of the other 2 groups, but closer to that of the European/American group. Over 70% were diagnosed with advanced disease (stage III-IV).

Prognosis improved during the period of the study: 5-year survival was 19% in the early 60's and 31% in the 80's. During the last decade of the survey improvement was mainly in 2-year survival (from 38.5% to 60%).