Trauma Surgery and War: A Historical Perspective by Kun Hwang

“…In WWII, McIndoe discovered that immersion in saline promoted burn healing and improved survival rates, and thus began saline baths and early grafting instead of using tannic acid. A high mortality rate in patients with acute renal failure was noted in WWII and the Korean War. …”
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The Effectiveness of Blanket Warmer, Warm Intravenous Fluids, and Operating Room Temperature Modification in Preventing Perioperative Hypothermia by I Kadek Purwadadi, Ni Luh Putu Inca Buntari Agustini, Kadek Nuryanto, Ni Made Manik Elisa Putri

“…If not promptly addressed, it can be life-threatening, with a mortality rate of approximately 21% for moderate hypothermia and 40% for severe hypothermia. …”
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Penetrating right ventricular injury following a single gunshot to the left flank in Iraq: a case report by Zryan Salar Majeed, Yad N. Othman, Razhan K. Ali

“…Whenever possible, the patient should be transferred to the operating room, as emergency department thoracotomies are associated with a high mortality rate.…”
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Advancements in the development of antivirals against SARS-Coronavirus by Mrityunjay Kumar, Mirza Sarwar Baig, Kanchan Bhardwaj, Kanchan Bhardwaj

“…Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) caused an outbreak in 2002-2003, spreading to 29 countries with a mortality rate of about 10%. Strict quarantine and infection control methods quickly stopped the spread of the disease. …”
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Duodenal Diverticular Perforation after Small Bowel Obstruction: A Case Report by Khuram Khan, Saqib Saeed, Haytham Maria, Mohammed Sbeih, Farhana Iqbal, Alexius Ramcharan, Brian Donaldson

“…Some of the cases require early aggressive surgical intervention. The mortality rate remains approximately 45% in all these patients.…”
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Childhood Mortality: Trends and Determinants in Ethiopia from 1990 to 2015—A Systematic Review by Yohannes Mehretie Adinew, Senafikish Amsalu Feleke, Zelalem Birhanu Mengesha, Shimelash Bitew Workie

“…Millennium Development Goal 4 calls for reducing under-five mortality rate by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015. The aim of this review was to assess trend of childhood mortality and its determinants from 1990 to 2015 in Ethiopia. …”
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The effectiveness of convalescent plasma administered on the first day of admission for COVID-19 patients: an open-label randomized controlled trial by Saeed Mohammadi, Mandana Pouladzadeh, Hamidreza Kouhpayeh, Shamsi Okati, Mehdi Safdarian, Peyman Eshghi, Parastoo Moradi Choghakabodi, Shahabeddin Mashaei, Sharareh Sanei Sistani, Yalda Khani, Soheila Nasizadeh, Ahmad Reza Shamshiri, Amir Teimourpour, Haijuan Wang

“…However, no significant differences were observed between the groups in the mortality rate or length of hospitalization. The mortality rate in the treatment group was 11.2% (13/116), compared to 17.2% (20/116) in the control group (P = 0.130). …”
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Early and high-volume administration of sodium bicarbonate in sepsis-associated acute kidney injury in patients with malignancies, during continuous renal replacement therapy by Lamei Ouyang, Yin Pan, Ya-Fei Wu, Qiang Tang, Dao-Feng Wang, Ning Lou

“…Introduction Sepsis is an uncontrolled systemic response to infection that leads to life-threatening organ dysfunction. The in-hospital mortality rate remains significantly high in septic shock patients with malignancies. …”
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Genetic characteristics and pathogenesis of clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 high pathogenicity avian influenza virus isolated from poultry in South Korea, 2022–2023 by Ra Mi Cha, Min-Ji Park, Yoon-Gi Baek, Yu-Na Lee, Yunyueng Jang, Yong-Myung Kang, Gyeong-Beom Heo, Se-Hee An, Kwang-Nyeong Lee, Jae-Kyeom Kim, Hye-Ryoung Kim, Youn-Jeong Lee, Eun-Kyoung Lee

“…The 22G1 genotype (A/duck/Korea/H493/2022(H5N1)) caused high virulence and pathogenicity, with a 100 % mortality rate in specific-pathogen-free chickens. Ducks inoculated with genotypes 22G1 or 22G7 (A/duck/Korea/H537/2022(H5N1)) showed neurological signs, with 60 %–80 % mortality rate. …”
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COVID-19 in discharged patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease: one-year follow-up and evaluation by Enrong Ran, Enrong Ran, Yutong Zou, Chuanyi Zhao, Kai Liu, Jiamin Yuan, Wenjie Yang, Lijun Zhao, Qing Yang, Jia Yang, Xuegui Ju, Linli Cai, Yanlin Lang, Xingyuan Li, Ke Liu, Fang Liu, Fang Liu

“…PurposeTo evaluate the all-cause mortality rate and renal outcomes in patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) following hospital discharge for COVID-19.MethodsThis single-center prospective observational study included 187 discharged COVID-19 patients with diabetes and CKD, admitted between December 2022 and January 2023 at West China Hospital, Sichuan University. …”
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Overview of Delivery Complications Using IKAlin Instruments in Bandar Lampung by Amrina Octaviana, Roslina Roslina, Ika Fitria Elmeida, Nurlaila Nurlaila, Nelly Indrasari, Rosmadewi Rosmadewi

“…The maternal mortality rate (MMR) in Lampung Province in 2020 has increased compared to 2019, namely from 110 cases to 115 cases. …”
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Weighted Mortality Method According to Multiple Causes of Death by Lisbeth Fernández González, Armando Humberto Seuc Jo, Carlos Antonio Rodríguez García

“…<strong><br />Method:</strong> a descriptive study was conducted and a weighting method was applied to calculate mortality rates from the multiple causes of death of medical death certificates and the classic method that exclusively uses the basic cause. …”
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Hypercoagulable states in young adults with ischemic stroke in a Stroke Belt state: a retrospective study by David Lee Gordon, Sarah R. Durica

“…We theorize that the southeastern United States has a higher stroke mortality rate and higher recurrent ischemic stroke rate than the rest of the United States due to (1) an increased prevalence of hypercoagulable states among young adults in the region, (2) failure to diagnose hypercoagulable states as the cause of ischemic stroke in young adults, and (3) underutilization of anticoagulation for ischemic stroke secondary prevention in young adults with hypercoagulable states. …”
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The impact of aneurysm volume on midterm Post-EVAR outcomes by Mehmet Ali Turkcu, Osman Eren Karpuzoglu, Bahadir Aytekin, Ferit Cetinkaya, Mustafa Dagli, Hakki Zafer Iscan

“…There was no notable difference in terms of endoleak (p=0.5) and during follow-up mortality rate (p=0.8) between patients with sac volumes above and below 231.7 cm³. …”
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Effects and Mechanisms of Silibinin on Influenza A/H1N1 Pathogenesis in a Mouse Model by Mohsen Keshavarz, Mohsen Ghorbani, Forough Shamsizadeh, Haideh Namdari, Vahid Salimi, Farhad Rezaei

“…These results support the idea that therapies aimed at moderating immune and inflammatory responses are essential to decrease the mortality rate caused by IAV infection. Silibinin has strong immunomodulatory properties, can inhibit IAV infection, and reduces lung tissue damage in a dose-dependent manner.…”
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PEGylated Cisplatin Nanoparticles for Treating Colorectal Cancer in a pH-Responsive Manner by Wei Li, Yongjun Sun, Jian Chen, Zhibin Jiang, Jinbao Yang

“…Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common malignant tumor, and its incidence ranks third and mortality rate ranks second in the world. Cisplatin cannot target CRC cells and has notable toxicity, which significantly limits its clinical application. …”
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Pyelonephritis and Bacteremia Caused by Klebsiella variicola following Renal Transplantation by Cody Lo, Shazia Masud, Gregory D. Deans

“…Bacteremia due to K. variicola is associated with a higher mortality rate than bacteremia with K. pneumoniae. Here, we describe a 65-year-old woman who developed pyelonephritis 2 months after receiving a renal transplantation following a longstanding history of end-stage renal disease secondary to polycystic kidney disease. …”
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Perinatal mortality and its associated factors in selected tertiary care hospital of Belagavi, Karnataka, India by Uma Kole, Sudha Raddi

“…Results: The perinatal mortality rate observed in this study was 36.48/1000 live births. …”
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Effectiveness of Tephrosia vogelii and Tephrosia candida Extracts against Common Bean Aphid (Aphis fabae) in Malawi by Chicco D. M. Kayange, Dalo Njera, Stephen P. Nyirenda, Louis Mwamlima

“…There was a high mortality rate of aphid on the plots treated with T. vogelii compared to plots treated with T. candida at the same concentration. …”
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Adaptive genetic algorithm based deep feature selector for cancer detection in lung histopathological images by Avigyan Roy, Priyam Saha, Nandita Gautam, Friedhelm Schwenker, Ram Sarkar

“…Abstract Cancer is a global health concern because of a significant mortality rate and a wide range of affected organs. Early detection and accurate classification of cancer types are crucial for effective treatment. …”
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