Tag: MORT
New Opioid Rx Common, Harmful in Older Adults With Dementia
New prescription tied to 11-fold higher mortality in first 14 days versus no opioid use
Report Quantifies Misdiagnosis of Dangerous Diseases in the United States
Total serious harms extrapolated to affect 795,000 in U.S., with 15 dangerous diseases accounting for half of serious harms
Melanoma Presentation, Mortality Varies by Race
Black patients face higher mortality with melanoma independent of insurance status and severity at diagnosis
Study IDs Factors Explaining Inequity in CVD Mortality in Cancer Survivors
Neighborhood socioeconomic status was strongest mediator, with insurance ranking second
Technical Variant Graft Usage Affects Pediatric Liver Transplant Waitlist Mortality
Higher technical variant graft usage from living or deceased donor linked to lower waitlist mortality in pediatric liver transplant candidates
Sixfold Higher Mortality Due to External Causes Seen With Bipolar Disorder
83 percent of deaths due to external causes were excess, while 51 percent of deaths due to somatic causes were excess
Sickle Cell Disease Highly Contributes to All-Cause Mortality
Global sickle cell disease mortality burden was 376,000 in 2021; 81,100 deaths reported in children younger than 5 years
Excess Alzheimer, Related Dementia-Linked Mortality Increased During COVID-19
Large increase seen in mortality with ADRD as underlying, contributing cause of death in pandemic year 1
More Rapid Increase Seen in Rate of OD Deaths Involving Cocaine + Opioids
Age-adjusted rate of overdose deaths involving cocaine and opioids increased more quickly than cocaine alone from 2011 to 2021
Spleen Volume Linked to Outcome After HSCT for Leukemia Patients
Higher spleen volume tied to inferior overall survival and increased incidence of nonrelapse mortality for patients with AML undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant
