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Reintroduction of patients into a HCV infection care pathway after a positive chronic hepatitis C diagnosis by previous testing in our hospital who were lost in follow-up.
Gaining insight in the possible reasons why patients are lost in follow-up after positive hepatitis C serology.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed-but-untreated | Diagnosed but untreated (DBU) HCV patients through positive serology with positive or unknown HCV RNA in UZ Brussel between 2012 - 2022. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact the patient | Other | Phone call, email or letter to contact the patient to relink them. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Retrospective data collection | Prevalence of diagnosed but untreated HCV patients through positive serology with positive or unknown HCV RNA in UZ Brussel between 2012 - 2022. | before contacting the patient |
| Prospective interventional study | To recall DBU patients by phone, e-mail or letter, trying to optimize treated and cured patients after recall | from first contact of the patient till 12 weeks after end of treatment. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Reason lost in follow-up | Understanding the different reasons why patients were lost in follow-up with the aim of improving our hospital quality in the future:
| from first contact of the patient till 12 weeks after end of treatment. |
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Positive hepatitis C serology with positive or unknown HCV RNA.
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| UZ Brussel | Brussels | 1090 | Belgium |
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| ID | Term |
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| D006526 | Hepatitis C |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000086982 | Blood-Borne Infections |
| D003141 | Communicable Diseases |
| D007239 | Infections |
| D006525 | Hepatitis, Viral, Human |
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| D014777 |
| Virus Diseases |
| D018178 | Flaviviridae Infections |
| D012327 | RNA Virus Infections |
| D006505 | Hepatitis |
| D008107 | Liver Diseases |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |