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Keratinocyte carcinoma (KC) treatment accounts for approximately $5 billion in spending per year, yet no studies have evaluated the US general public's willingness to pay (WTP) for these procedures.

To determine the monetary value of surgical KC treatments, as perceived by society, as a measure of preference.

We performed an internet-based age-, sex-, and race-stratified cross-sectional survey of 425 subjects representative of the US general population. Stated WTP and desirability of electrodesiccation and curettage (EDC), excision, and Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) for facial and extrafacial basal cell carcinoma (BCC) were assessed. Ispinesib mouse A discrete choice experiment was performed using maximum likelihood estimation, and a secondary analysis was performed to determine the influence of framing MMS as the best treatment option.

A total of 425 subjects finished their questionnaires, yielding a completion rate of 97%. Median (interquartile range) stated WTP for EDC, excision, and MMS were $1,000 (421-2,079), $1,503 (562-3,062), and $3,006 (1,250-5,084), respectively, when MMS was framed in a standard fashion. Stated WTP for MMS increased to $3,989 (2,015-5,801) when it was framed as the best option. For BCC on the back, WTP for MMS dropped by 12%.

There is markedly higher societal WTP for MMS on both the face and trunk, regardless of whether MMS is framed as the best option. Gold-standard bias may affect WTP and desirability in medical decision-making under uncertainty, inflating the WTP of options framed as the best while decreasing the desirability of alternatives.

There is markedly higher societal WTP for MMS on both the face and trunk, regardless of whether MMS is framed as the best option. Gold-standard bias may affect WTP and desirability in medical decision-making under uncertainty, inflating the WTP of options framed as the best while decreasing the desirability of alternatives.

Cryolipolysis is an effective means of noninvasive fat reduction. There are numerous relative contraindications to cryolipolysis including scars, hernias, and cold-related disorders such as Raynaud disease, because cryolipolysis has a theoretical risk of exacerbating these conditions.

To examine predictors of negative outcomes of cryolipolysis, especially as it pertains to safety of cryolipolysis in patients with Raynaud disease.

A retrospective review of patients who received consultation for cryolipolysis was conducted and analyzed.

Patients with Raynaud disease did not experience any exacerbations of their underlying condition after cryolipolysis. Side effects in all patients, regardless of medical history, were mild, temporary, and not associated with any predisposing factors.

Cryolipolysis seems to be safe in patients with mild-moderate Raynaud disease.

Cryolipolysis seems to be safe in patients with mild-moderate Raynaud disease.

Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a benign vascular lesion that is commonly observed in the skin and mucosa. Sclerotherapy is the first-line conservative treatment option for PG.

This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of sclerotherapy with 1.0% polidocanol for the treatment of PG.

All patients who were clinically diagnosed with PG consecutively at the Pediatric Outpatient Service of Qilu Children's Hospital of Shandong University from March 2018 to October 2019 received sclerotherapy with 1.0% polidocanol.

The procedure resulted in the complete excision of PG, with inconspicuous scars. The procedure was well-tolerated, and recurrence was not observed. Allergic reactions, cutaneous necrosis, and pigmentary changes were not observed.

Sclerotherapy with 1.0% polidocanol is considered an effective treatment for PGs in children. Early treatment was associated with a more favorable outcome.

Sclerotherapy with 1.0% polidocanol is considered an effective treatment for PGs in children. Early treatment was associated with a more favorable outcome.

Bleomycin sclerotherapy became a popular nonsurgical option for the management of lymphangiomas. However, its efficacy has not been thoroughly evaluated. The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical outcomes and the effectiveness of bleomycin injection for the treatment of lymphangioma.

This retrospective study was conducted in 4 centers and included 47 infants and children. All patients had bleomycin sclerotherapy between November 2005 and September 2020. Men presented 53.2% of the study sample (n = 25), and the most common site was the head and neck (n = 29, 61.7%).

Two injections were required in 11 patients (23.4%), and 7 patients (14.9%) required 3 or more injections. Excellent response was achieved in 63.8% (n = 30), 14 patients (29.8%) had a good response, and 4 had a poor response (8.5%). There was no difference in the response according to the site of the lesion (p = .75). The most frequent complication was recurrence (n = 11, 23.4%), and swelling occurred in 5 patients (10.6%). No patient had facial or phrenic nerve palsy or hoarseness. Two patients had persistent pain, and 2 had an infection (4.3%).

Intralesional bleomycin injection could be an effective therapy for lymphangiomas. The procedure has a low complication profile, and long-term study is recommended to evaluate the systemic and late bleomycin injection complications.

Intralesional bleomycin injection could be an effective therapy for lymphangiomas. The procedure has a low complication profile, and long-term study is recommended to evaluate the systemic and late bleomycin injection complications.

Critical care medicine is a natural environment for machine learning approaches to improve outcomes for critically ill patients as admissions to ICUs generate vast amounts of data. However, technical, legal, ethical, and privacy concerns have so far limited the critical care medicine community from making these data readily available. The Society of Critical Care Medicine and the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine have identified ICU patient data sharing as one of the priorities under their Joint Data Science Collaboration. To encourage ICUs worldwide to share their patient data responsibly, we now describe the development and release of Amsterdam University Medical Centers Database (AmsterdamUMCdb), the first freely available critical care database in full compliance with privacy laws from both the United States and Europe, as an example of the feasibility of sharing complex critical care data.

University hospital ICU.

Data from ICU patients admitted between 2003 and 2016.

We used a risk-based deidentification strategy to maintain data utility while preserving privacy.