Tag: MORT
2019 to 2020 Saw Mortality Rates Increase for Recently Pregnant Women
Increase in mortality rates noted across all causes of death except suicide, with racial and ethnic disparities observed
Restrictive, Liberal Fluid Strategies Yield Similar Outcomes for Sepsis-Induced Hypotension
All-cause death before discharge home by day 90 occurred in 14.0 percent of the restrictive fluid group and 14.9 percent in the liberal fluid group
Emergency Department Preparedness Cuts Mortality Risk in Children
Emergency departments in highest quartile of pediatric readiness had lower in-hospital mortality among injured and medically ill children
Inpatient Mortality Up With Exposure to High Capacity Utilization
Two percent increase seen in odds of 14-day in-hospital mortality for each additional day of exposure to high capacity utilization
Social Determinants of Health Affect Racial Disparity in Prostate Cancer Mortality
When accounting for social determinants of health, Black men have significantly lower prostate cancer-specific mortality than White men
Overall Cancer Mortality Continued to Decline From 2019 to 2020
Prostate cancer incidence increased from 2014 to 2019; large decrease in cervical cancer incidence linked to HPV vaccine
1975 to 2019 Saw Decrease in Stroke Mortality for Men, Women
Sharp increase seen in stroke mortality with increasing age; steeper decline seen for ischemic versus hemorrhagic stroke mortality
Lung Composite Allocation Score System Cuts Waiting-List Mortality
All Composite Allocation Score scenarios examined led to improved measures of equity compared with current Lung Allocation Score system
Adherence to Healthy Eating Patterns Linked to Lower Mortality Risk
Greater adherence to four healthy eating patterns linked to lower risk for total and cause-specific mortality
Peritonitis Tied to Cardiovascular Mortality in Peritoneal Dialysis Population
Higher risk seen with increasing peritonitis episodes; risk for cardiovascular mortality lower for those commencing peritoneal dialysis in 2012-2019 versus 2003-2011