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"Liver patients offered new dialysis hope"

The Hong Kong Standard

Source: The Hong Kong Standard

Published: 16 Jun 2008

Category: Treatments, Tests, Devices or Drugs (TTDD)

Rating: (3 stars)

what they said (Hover the mouse cursor over underlined words for more info)

Doctors are monitoring the effectiveness of the latest liver dialysis technology that is said to prolong the lives of patients waiting for transplants.



Queen Mary Hospital is studying 50 patients who have received the treatment, which costs US$3,000 (HK$23,400) for every six hours used, since it was introduced here in 2002.

The original article can be found at: http://thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=67232&sid=19358081&con_type=1

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how did it rate? (more information)

Criteria Rating
Total Score 6 of 10
Novelty of Treatment, Test, Device or Drug Not Satisfactory (?)
Sources of Information Not Satisfactory (?)
Background Facts Satisfactory (?)
Headline Satisfactory (?)
Applicability Satisfactory (?)
Quality of Evidence Not Satisfactory (?)
Quantifying Treatment Benefits Not Satisfactory (?)
Treatment Harms Satisfactory (?)
Treatment Costs and Options Satisfactory (?)
Disease Mongering Satisfactory (?)

what we said (Hover the mouse cursor over underlined words for more info)

This a slightly confusing article: although it opens with the statement that the effectiveness of the treatment was being tested, there is no information as to how this is being carried out. It would have benefited from independent comment.

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