Prevalence, causes and outcomes of hospital admissions in Mongolia: a national registry-based descriptive analysisResearch in context by Altanchimeg Sainbayar, Ganbold Lundeg, Naranpurev Mendsaikhan, Jens Meier, Martin W. Dünser

“…The endpoints were the prevalence of and most common reasons for hospital admission, the length of hospital stay, and the hospital mortality rate. Descriptive methods, Chi-square tests, Mann-Whitney-U-tests, and ANOVA on ranks were used for data analysis. …”
Get full text

Burden of early neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Natnael Moges, Anteneh Mengist Dessie, Denekew Tenaw Anley, Melkamu Aderajew Zemene, Natnael Atnafu Gebeyehu, Getachew Asmare Adella, Gizachew Ambaw Kassie, Misganaw Asmamaw Mengstie, Mohammed Abdu Seid, Endeshaw Chekol Abebe, Molalegn Mesele Gesese, Yenealem Solomon Kebede, Sefineh Fenta Feleke, Tadesse Asmamaw Dejenie, Natnael Amare Tesfa, Wubet Alebachew Bayih, Ermias Sisay Chanie, Berihun Bantie

“…<h4>Background</h4>Globally, with a neonatal mortality rate of 27/1000 live births, Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate in the world and is responsible for 43% of all infant fatalities. …”
Get full text

Men's more frequent predisposing factors in infectious endocarditis facilitate improvement of outcomes by shortening of diagnostic delay by S. Andreß, K. Reischmann, S. Markovic, F. Rohlmann, B. Hay, W. Rottbauer, D. Buckert, S. d'Almeida

“…Notably, only in the male cohort, a shorter time to diagnosis was associated with a lower mortality rate (p = 0.035, optimal cut-point 3.5 days). …”
Get full text

Asymmetric Randomly Censored Mortality Distribution: Bayesian Framework and Parametric Bootstrap with Application to COVID-19 Data by Rashad M. EL-Sagheer, Mohamed S. Eliwa, Khaled M. Alqahtani, Mahmoud EL-Morshedy

“…Finally, Monte Carlo simulation is performed to observe the behavior of the proposed methods, and a real data set of COVID-19 mortality rate is analyzed for illustration.…”
Get full text

Descending Necrotising Mediastinitis: A Case Report Illustrating a Trend in Conservative Management by B. A. P. Jayasekera, O. T. Dale, R. C. Corbridge

“…The mortality rate from descending necrotising mediastinitis (DNM) has declined since its first description in 1938. …”
Get full text

Spectroscopic Approach to Capillary-Alveolar Membrane Damage Induced Acute Lung Injury by Jing Wang, Luis Oppenheimer, Paola Fata, Julio Pintin, Ross Stimpson, Henry H Mantsch

“…BACKGROUND: Acute (or adult) respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is often associated with a high mortality rate in the critical care population. The term acute lung injury (ALI), a primitive phase of ARDS, was introduced by the European and American consensus groups to provide early diagnoses of ARDS. …”
Get full text

Pasteurella multocida Bacteremia in an Immunocompromised Patient by Shweta Kukrety, Jai Parekh, Theresa Townley

“…As P. multicoda bacteremia is rare, but severe with a high mortality rate, it is imperative to have a high index of suspicion for this infection especially in the vulnerable immunocompromised population.…”
Get full text

Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Treatment for Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome by Nao Umei, Shingo Ichiba

“…The mortality rate for respiratory failure resulting from obesity hypoventilation syndrome is high if it requires ventilator management. …”
Get full text

Medicinal products used for the treatment and prophylaxis of COVID-19 by A. Vaitkevičius

“…In view of the pandemic emergency situation, the rapid spread of the infection, the severe condition of some patients, and the high mortality rate, there is an urgent need to treat patients with both symptomatic measures and specific agents. …”
Get full text

Pneumatosis Intestinalis and Pneumoperitoneum After Lung Transplantation: Single-Center Experience and Systematic Review by Hiroshi Kagawa, Masashi Furukawa, Ernest G. Chan, Matthew Morrell, Pablo G. Sanchez

“…These conditions have a high rejection and high mortality rate. Mechanical ventilation, tracheostomy, gastrointestinal procedure, CMV infection, Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection, and immunosuppression can be the risk factors, and the management includes laparotomy or conservative management. …”
Get full text

Analysis of a Tuberculosis Infection Model considering the Influence of Saturated Recovery (Treatment) by Fatima Sulayman, Farah Aini Abdullah

“…Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious global health threat that is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is extremely infectious, and has a high mortality rate. In this paper, we developed a model of TB infection to predict the impact of saturated recovery. …”
Get full text

Vancomycin-Induced DRESS Syndrome: An Important Concern in Orthopedic Surgery by Emma Littlehales, Odhrán Murray, Robert Dunsmuir

“…DRESS (drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms) is a potentially serious complication when prolonged courses of antibiotics are given to patients, with an average onset of 2–6 weeks after commencement. There is a high mortality rate (1–10%). We report the case of a 62-year-old male who developed DRESS after seven weeks of antibiotic treatment with vancomycin for a deep spinal metalwork infection. …”
Get full text

Retinoid Therapy in a Case of Harlequin Ichthyosis with a Short Literature Review by Emad Bahashwan, Jaber Alfaifi, Sahar Elmaghawri Mohamed Moursi, Youssef Elbayoumi Soliman

“…A moderate number of cases and a high mortality rate have been recorded. In this case report, a pregnant lady gave birth to a 33-week-old premature foetus with characteristic symptoms of HI. …”
Get full text

Effect of SWOT Analysis Combined with the Medical and Nursing Integration Emergency Nursing Process on Emergency Treatment Efficiency and Prognosis of Patients with Acute Myocardia... by Cuihuan Wu, Ling Wu, Pan Jin

“…Effective emergency treatment at the early stage of onset can effectively reduce the mortality rate. Time is the key of emergency treatment, which is directly related to the treatment effect and the prognosis of patients, and clinical intensive nursing intervention for emergency treatment is of great significance in improving the efficiency of emergency treatment and prognosis. …”
Get full text

Primary Angioplasty in a Catastrophic Presentation: Acute Left Main Coronary Total Occlusion—The ATOLMA Registry by A. Gutiérrez-Barrios, L. Gheorghe, S. Camacho-Freire, F. Valencia-Serrano, D. Cañadas-Pruaño, G. Calle-Pérez, I. Alarcón de la Lastra, E. Silva, D. García-Molinero, A. Agarrado-Luna, R. Zayas-Ruedas, R. Vázquez-García, A. Serra

“…Our study confirms that the clinical presentation of ATOLMA is catastrophic, presenting a high in-hospital mortality rate; nevertheless, primary angioplasty in this setting is feasible. …”
Get full text

The global, regional, and national patterns of change in the burden of bacterial pyoderma from 1990 to 2019 and the forecast for the next decade by Hao Wang, Zihao Bai, Chong Shen, Jiaxi Kou, Yanqing Zhu, Huaxia Xie, Chen Chen, Ran Mo

“…Specifically, it investigates Age-Standardized Incidence Rate (ASIR), Mortality Rate (ASMR), and Disability-Adjusted Life Years Rate (ASDR) across 204 countries. …”
Get full text

The protective duration of Streptococcus agalactiae vaccine in Nile Tilapia for the prevention of streptococcosis by , Sukenda, , Rusli, Sri Nuryati, Dendi Hidayatullah

“…The mortality rate of vaccine treatments A, B, and C on day 56 had no significant difference (P>0.05) with the control. …”
Get full text

Trends and distribution patterns of infant mortality and maternal HIV positivity in South Africa: A decade review (2007 - 2016) by M Makhele, N Ledibane, H Ramatsoma, A Musekiwa

“… Background. The infant mortality rate (IMR) (24 per 1 000 live births) remains high in South Africa (SA), well above the recommended sustainable development goal (SDG) 3 of 12 deaths per 1 000 live births. …”
Get full text

HSF1 Alleviates Brain Injury by Inhibiting NLRP3-Induced Pyroptosis in a Sepsis Model by Yi-fu He, Xi-min Hu, Md. Asaduzzaman Khan, Bo-yao Yu, Yi-cun Sheng, Xian-zhong Xiao, Xin-xing Wan, Si-pin Tan, Kun Xiong

“…Sepsis, which could cause a systemic inflammatory response, is a life-threatening disease with a high morbidity and mortality rate. There is evidence that brain injury may be related to severe systemic infection induced by sepsis. …”
Get full text

Natural and Migration Balance of the Population in Sibiu County Between 1992 and 2021 by Raularian RUSU, Ciprian MOLDOVAN, Titus MAN, Elena-Manuela BÎRSĂNUC, Cosmina-Daniela URSU

“…The birth rate in Sibiu County has been around 10‰ for many years, above the national and regional average. The mortality rate had similar values, around 10‰ for many years, resulting in a natural balance rate around zero. …”
Get full text