Tag: MORT
Drug Overdoses in Health Care Workers Often Involve Drugs Obtained From Workplace
Opioids are most often the drug class implicated in causing death
7,000 Steps Per Day Tied to Clinically Meaningful Benefits in Health Outcomes
Benefits include lower risk for death and cardiovascular disease, diabetes, dementia, and depression
Fast Walking Pace Linked to Reduced Mortality
Inverse association was stronger for mortality due to cardiovascular diseases than cancer
Increase Seen in Reports of Lidocaine Poisonings and Mortality Since 2010
Following publication of advisories, reports of local anesthetic poisoning decreased, but reports of lidocaine poisoning and mortality increased
Mental Health Care Use, Mortality Rates Increased With Prolonged Grief
Relatives of bereaved in high grief trajectory have increased use of mental health services, antidepressants, sedatives, and anxiolytics
Random Forest AI Model Superior for Inpatient Mortality Prognostication in Cirrhosis
Model was significantly better than parametric logistic regression and LASSO models for predicting inpatient mortality
Inflammation and Nutrition-Based Scores Tied to Prognosis of Low-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Low Prognostic Nutritional Index and high systemic oxidative stress score independently associated with poorer prognosis
GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use Linked to Lower Mortality in Seniors With Cancer, T2D
No difference in mortality risk seen for GLP-1 RA and SGLT2i users; significantly lower risk seen for GLP-1 RA versus DPP4i users
A-Fib Linked to Worse Outcomes for Patients With Heart Failure, MR Undergoing Valve Repair
Increase in primary end point of death, heart failure hospitalization seen in association with baseline AF for patients undergoing M-TEER
Risk for Dementia, Ischemic Stroke, Mortality Lower With GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in T2D, Obesity
Significantly lower risks seen for those receiving GLP-1 receptor agonists compared with other antidiabetic drugs
