Against Futility Judgments for Patients with Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness by William Choi

“… Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash ABSTRACT Medical futility judgments for patients in prolonged disorders of consciousness (PDOC) frequently lead to withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment (LST), which is the leading cause of death for patients with traumatic brain injuries. …”
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Years of Life Lost due to Premature Mortality in Russia, 1990-2021 by Anastasiya I. Pyankova, Timur A. Fattakhov, Mikhail B. Denisenko

“…Redistribution of garbage codes of causes of death and correction for polymorbidity were not performed. …”
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When Do Newborns Die? Timing and Cause-Specific Neonatal Death in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Referral Hospital in Gedeo Zone: A Prospective Cohort Study by Akine Eshete, Sileshi Abiy

“…Neonatal sepsis and low birth weight were the main causes of death and hospital admission. Jaundices and low birth weight were the most common causes of death during the early neonatal period, whereas birth asphyxia, low birth weight, and sepsis were during late neonatal life. …”
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Mortality evolution in Cienfuegos province, 2010-2019 by Yenisvel Yut Vidal, Yadira Sarría Zerquera, Evangelina Dávila Cabo de Villa

“…Infant mortality ranged from 2.7 to 5.0 per year. The top three causes of death were heart disease, malignant tumors, and cerebrovascular disease. …”
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Under-Five Mortality in Buea Health District, Southwest Cameroon: Evidence from a Community-Based Birth Cohort Study of Rate, Causes, and Age-Specific Patterns by Ettamba Agborndip, Benjamin Momo Kadia, Domin Sone Majunda Ekaney, Lawrence Tanyi Mbuagbaw, Marie Therese Obama, Julius Atashili

“…The most frequent causes of death were neonatal causes (37%), malaria (28%), and pneumonia (15%). …”
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Indicators Of Morbidity And Mortality From Diseases of the Digestive System in the Krasnodar Krai and the Quality of Medical Care for Gastroenterological Patients by N. V. Korochanskaya, V. M. Durleshter, O. V. Kovalevskaya, S. N. Serikova, K. I. Popandopulo

“…About 70% of the causes of death from DD among people of working age account for liver diseases. …”
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Retrospective study of calf mortality on central cattle breeding and dairy farm (ccbdf) in bangladesh by Md. Mukter Hossain, Abu Hena Mustafa Kamal, AKM Anisur Rahman

“…Mortality rate were 28.99%, 33.03% and 37.98% in rainy, summer and winter season, respectively. The major causes of death were respiratory tract disease (38.75%), tuberculosis (20.02%) and alimentary tract infections (16.73%). …”
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The Pharmacology of Acute Lung Injury in Sepsis by Brian Michael Varisco

“…Acute lung injury (ALI) secondary to sepsis is one of the leading causes of death in sepsis. As such, many pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic strategies have been employed to attenuate its course. …”
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Risk Factors Associated with Cerebrovascular Diseases in Patients at the Tulcán Sur Health Center by María Verónica Aveiga Hidalgo, Dennis Mateo Lomas Males, Jordán Alexis Ruano Paspuel, Kevin Joel Salazar Estrada

“…For many years it has been considered one of the main causes of death worldwide. It is among the main causes of death in Ecuador. …”
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A Fatal and Extremely Rare Obstetric Complication: Neglected Shoulder Presentation at Term Pregnancy by Orkun Cetin, Halise Yolli, Numan Cim, Recep Yıldızhan, Hanım Guler Sahin

“…In this case report, we aimed at describing the neglected shoulder presentation at term pregnancy that caused fetal death and discussing management options for this rare obstetric complication during labor.…”
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Abdominal compartment syndrome. Interesting aspects. by Nicolás Rubio Silveira, Carlos Echevarría del Risco, Kadel Canino Cereijo, Katia García Paneca

“…The physiopathologic changes that can occur can lead to the patients death, constituting pulmonary thromboembolism and multiorgan failure the principal causes of death. This paper presents the principal clinical parameters and technical procedures for its diagnosis and treatment with the aim of diminishing its morbi-mortality raits in our hospitals…”
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Maternal mortality burden study from direct causes. Cuba, 2005-2018 by Lisbeth Fernández González, José Luis Peñalvo, Armando Humberto Seuc Jo, Delia María Gálvez Medina, Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Alain Francisco Morejón Giraldoni

“…<p><strong>Background</strong>: complications during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium are the main causes of death in women of childbearing age. The study of the mortality burden derived from these complications is useful to quantify the impact of premature deaths on the population life expectancy.…”
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Hair Cell Protection from Ototoxic Drugs by Peng Wu, Xianmin Wu, Chunhong Zhang, Xiaoyun Chen, Yideng Huang, He Li

“…Hearing loss is often caused by death of sensory hair cells (HCs) in the inner ear. …”
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Haloperidol Induced Sudden Cardiac Arrest—Report of a Very Rare Case and Review of Literature by Parvez Mohi-Ud-Din Dar, Supreet Kaur, Jogendra Boddeda, Sajid Mohammad Wani

“…Overdose of haloperidol can cause sudden deaths. Cardiopulmonary arrest related to use of haloperidol had been reported in literature as case reports but are very few. …”
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STATISTICS AS INSTRUMENT OF COUNTERACTION TO INDIVIDUAL TERRORISM by S. Kuzin, M. Karmanov, V. Kuznetsov

“…Authors come to a conclusion that in this case not only the number of individually conducted terrorist attacks in a year will be taken into consideration (or for any other period of time), but also that damage which was caused (a death toll and the wounded and cumulative damages of material property as a result of individual terrorist attacks). …”
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Mitochondrial DNA in atherosclerosis research progress: a mini review by Zheng Liu, Nan Huang, Chan Liu, Can Wu, Ling Zhou, Xiang Liu, Haibo Lei

“…Atherosclerosis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease that primarily affects large and medium-sized arteries and is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. This article reviews the multifaceted role of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in AS, including its structure, function, release, and relationship with inflammation. …”
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Oral Tuberculosis: A Rare Manifestation of Disseminated Disease in a Patient with Dermatomyositis on Chronic Corticosteroids by Dina Khateeb, Mohleen Kang, Eugenio Capitle, Mirela Feurdean

“…Tuberculosis remains one of the leading causes of death around the world despite advancements in diagnostic testing and medical therapies. …”
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Mathematical Model for Transmission and Control of Tuberculosis in Humans. by Niringiyimana, Innocent

“…Despite all efforts to curb and exterminate the menace of Tuberculosis (TB) epidemics in the human population, the disease remains one of the major causes of death, with one–third of the world’s population infected. …”
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A Fatal Case of Concurrent Disseminated Tuberculosis, Pneumocystis Pneumonia, and Bacterial Septic Shock in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis Receiving Methotrexate, Glucocortico... by Shin-Ichiro Ohmura, Ryuhei Ishihara, Ayaka Mitsui, Yoshiro Otsuki, Toshiaki Miyamoto

“…An autopsy indicated that pulmonary tuberculosis were the ultimate causes of death, while pyelonephritis was controlled.…”
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Long-term survival in a large cohort of patients with venous thrombosis: incidence and predictors. by Linda E Flinterman, Astrid van Hylckama Vlieg, Suzanne C Cannegieter, Frits R Rosendaal

“…The highest risk of death was found for patients with additional malignancies (SMR 5.5, 95% CI 5.0-6.1). Main causes of death were diseases of the circulatory system, venous thrombosis, and malignancies. …”
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