Vascular Endothelial Cell Function in Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by B. Routy, T. Huynh, R. Fraser, C. Séguin

“…Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) is a rare autoimmune condition, which has been associated with a high mortality rate. However, with current management that includes a combination of anticoagulation, glucocorticoid administration, and plasma exchange, mortality rate has declined. …”
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Chromobacterium violaceum Isolated from a Wound Sepsis: A Case Study from Nepal by Shamshul Ansari, Pramod Paudel, Kishor Gautam, Sony Shrestha, Sangita Thapa, Rajendra Gautam

“…This case study indicates that Chromobacterium violaceum can act as a potential cause of wound sepsis that may lead to the septic shock and if not treated timely, the mortality rate can be high as was in this study. Although this organism is very rare, the infection caused requires prompt treatment to minimize the mortality rate. …”
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HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR DIABETES IN THE NORTH REGION OF MINAS GERAIS by Eva Vitória Freitas Almeida, Alexis Godinho Junior, Giovana Carneiro Malheiro, Laís Montenegro Oliveira, Lorhane Aguiar Araújo, Karina Prince

“…Most were urgent (99.3%), and expenses totaled BRL 8,552,504.92. As for the mortality rate, there was a reduction from 5.4 to 3.87. …”
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Survival Analysis of Risk Factors for Mortality in a Cohort of Patients with Tuberculosis by Yi Xie, Jing Han, Weili Yu, Junping Wu, Xue Li, Huaiyong Chen

“…The success rate of antituberculosis treatment was 90.24% and the mortality rate was 4.56% among 7,032 cases of tuberculosis in Tianjin. …”
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Short-Term Cardiac and Noncardiac Mortality Following Liver Transplantation by Mackram F. Eleid, R. Todd Hurst, Hugo E. Vargas, Jorge Rakela, David C. Mulligan, Christopher P. Appleton

“…Of 30 total deaths (7.6% overall mortality rate), 27 (90%) were due to surgical or medical complications and 3 (10%) were primary cardiac deaths (0.8% cardiac mortality rate). …”
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Cerebrospinal fluid and serum cytokine profiles in severe viral encephalitis with implications for refractory status epilepticus: a retrospective observational study by Peipei Huang, Fan Yang, Ruirui Dong, Lijun Wen, Qiuling Zang, Dandan Song, Junshuang Guo, Yating Wang, Ruike Zhang, Zhiping Ren, Jinjin Qin, Junfang Teng, Wang Miao

“…Furthermore, we conducted a dynamic analysis of differences and correlations in the expression of cytokines among patients with SVE without seizures, those with controlled seizures, and those with RSE.ResultsWe included 161 patients with SVE; the incidence of seizures was 55.2%, and the mortality rate was 5.5%. Notably, 18.9% of these patients developed RSE, with a mortality rate of 20%. …”
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Propofol-Based Sedation Does Not Increase Rate of Complication during Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Procedure by Somchai Amornyotin, Wiyada Chalayonnavin, Siriporn Kongphlay

“…There were no significant differences in patients' characteristics, sedation time, indication, complications, anesthetic personnel and mortality rate between the two groups. All complications were easily treated, with no adverse sequelae. …”
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Outcomes of COVID-19 in the Omicron-predominant wave: large-scale real-world data analysis with a comparison to influenza by Koichi Miyashita, Hironao Hozumi, Kazuki Furuhashi, Eiji Nakatani, Yusuke Inoue, Hideki Yasui, Yuzo Suzuki, Masato Karayama, Noriyuki Enomoto, Tomoyuki Fujisawa, Naoki Inui, Toshiyuki Ojima, Takafumi Suda

“…The mortality rate of COVID-19 was higher than that of influenza in the elderly but not in the young, highlighting the need for age-specific interventions.…”
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Explore the factors related to the death of offspring under age five and appraise the hazard of child mortality using machine learning techniques in Bangladesh by Ashikur Rahman, Md. Habibur Rahman

“…Although the child mortality rate in Bangladesh is declining over time, it still needs to drop even more in order to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). …”
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Application of Semistructured Interview Based on Doctor-Patient Perspective in Constructing a Palliative Care Regimen for Patients with Advanced Heart Failure by Ting Zhou, HaiQin Cai, ChunHui Xu

“…There was no significant difference in the mortality rate between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion. …”
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Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Single Center Retrospective Study in Malaysia by Piem Jie Leong, Anna Farazilah Mohd Salleh

“…Five out of the seven patients required invasive mechanical ventilation. The mortality rate was 57%. Two out of three survivors received a combination of multiple immunosuppressive agents. …”
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Comparing Outcomes between Major Trauma Patients Transferred from a Different Hospital and Patients Transported Directly to Trauma Centers: A Retrospective Analysis with Propensity... by Cheng-Hsi Yeh, Sheng-En Chou, Wei-Ti Su, Ching-Hua Tsai, Chun-Ying Huang, Shiun-Yuan Hsu, Ching-Hua Hsieh

“…This study revealed no significant difference in the mortality rate between the two groups of major trauma patients. …”
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Characterization of suicidal behavior in the Province of Villa Clara by Dairon Vázquez Ramos, Ariel Arango Díaz, Yunior Jesús Pacheco Fuentes, Edel Castellanos Sánchez, Yadira Janet Sierra Ruíz, Milagros Caridad Ruíz Ramos

“…The highest rate per 100,000 inhabitants of suicide attempts was recorded in the Municipality of Camajuaní (163.6) and the highest mortality rate due to suicide in the Municipality of Corralillo (29.4). …”
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Association between albumin corrected anion gap and in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Mohan Giri, Anju Puri, Lan Huang, Shuliang Guo

“…Results: A total of 2121 patients (54.7% male) were enrolled in the study. The in-hospital mortality rate was 18.9%. In patients with elevated ACAG levels, the in-hospital mortality rate was significantly higher than in those with lower ACAG levels (27.7% vs 11.3%, p  < 0.001). …”
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Jurnal Kesehatan Andalas. 2013; 2(2) Malrotasi dan Volvulus pada Anak by Yusri Dianne Jurnalis, Yorva Sayoeti, Adria Russelly

“…Delay in diagnosis and management can lead to intestinal necrosis, short bowel syndrome, and dependence on total parenteral nutrition. Neonatal mortality rate is estimated at 30% in the 1950s, but the mortality rate has declined approximately 3% - 5%. …”
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Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardiac Lupus: A Retrospective Study by K Maria Koshy, Tarun George, Sohini Das, J V Punitha, Sudha Jasmine Rajan, Bijesh Yadav, Thambu David Sudarsanam, Vijay Prakash Turaka

“…Conclusion: Cardiac disease affects a significant proportion of patients with lupus. A high mortality rate as evident from this study, highlights the importance of recognizing the cardiac complications of SLE. …”
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Management of COVID-19 in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single-Center Case Series by Maruhum Bonar H. Marbun, Riahdo J. Saragih, Tantika Andina

“…Seven (36.8%) KTRs were vaccinated. The mortality rates of vaccinated and unvaccinated KTRs were 14.2% and 70%, respectively. …”
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New Insights on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Siyao Zeng, Shanpeng Cui, Yue Li, Zhipeng Yao, Yunlong Li, Yang Cao, Lianghe Wen, Ming Li, Junbo Zheng, Hongliang Wang

“…Conclusions Low‐quality evidence suggests that compared with conventional therapy alone, the use of CRRT may be associated with a lower mortality rate, the incidence of VAP, ICU length of stay, mechanical ventilation time, EVLWI, APACHE II score, TNF‐α, and IL‐6 and may be related to better respiratory function. …”
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Risk Predictors for Mortality in Inpatients with Cancer and Coronavirus Disease 2019 during the Omicron Wave by Kuan-Yu Chen, Chih-Cheng Lai, Chien-Tai Huang, Yin-Hsun Feng

“…Conclusion: Cancer patients are a population vulnerable to the Omicron variant with higher mortality rate, especially those with nosocomial COVID-19 infection and those with a qSOFA score of ≥2 immediately after confirmation of COVID-19 infection. …”
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Severe Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions at a Tertiary Care Center in Saudi Arabia by Mohammed I. AlJasser

“…SJS/TEN had the highest mortality rate. More studies are required to further characterize SCARs in Saudi Arabia and Arabian Gulf countries. …”
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