Case of acute drug-induced hepatitis after halothane anesthesia by I. Yu. Pirogova, Ye. V. Berestova, O. Yu. Bastrikov, Ye. B. Kovaleva, T. P. Petukhova, M. V. Guseva, I. A. Gubina, I. V. Rezepin, S. P. Sinitsyn

“…Disorders of liver function can be of two types: early – transient elevation of transaminase activity and late – liver necrosis. Mortality rate at the latter reaches 50–80%. In presented clinical case both variants developed in the same patient in different terms are described. …”
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Predictors of Neonatal Mortality in Ethiopia: A Comprehensive Review of Follow-Up Studies by Derara Girma, Hiwot Dejene, Leta Adugna

“…Particularly, Ethiopia has a higher neonatal mortality rate than the average sub-Saharan African countries. …”
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Hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS) associated with checkpoint inhibitor therapy by Marianna Litterio, Nicole Marchetti, Francesco Carubbi, Marianna Tudini, Luciano Mutti, Claudio Ferri

“…The severe forms of SOS may result in multi-organ dysfunction with a high mortality rate (>80%). We present the case of a patient with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma treated with the ICI pembrolizumab who developed SOS with marked portal hypertension as a rare severe, toxic side effect of immunotherapy. …”
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Management of a trauma patient with alcohol withdrawal who developed neuroleptic malignant syndrome in Korea: a case report by Byungchul Yu, Ji Yeon Lee, Yong Beom Kim, Hee Yeon Park, Junsu Jung, Youn Yi Jo

“…Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a rare but fatal condition, with a high mortality rate. NMS is characterized by altered mental status, fever, myoclonus, autonomic dysfunctions, and elevated creatinine phosphokinase. …”
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Prognostic accuracy of Whole Lung Perfusion Blood Volume as a predictor of 28-day Mortality in Acute Pulmonary Thromboembolism – A prospective study by N Krishna Reddy, Subathra Adithan, Shubhamoy Gantait, Venkateswaran Ramanathan, Manju Rajaram

“…Background: The estimated incidence of pulmonary embolism (PE) is around 60–70 cases per 100,000 people annually. The overall mortality rate for massive PE is substantial, ranging from 18% to 65%. …”
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Congenital Heart Disease Diagnosed Prenatally in Cienfuegos. 10 Year Study by Nancy González Vales, Rossana Isabel Jiménez Arias, María Antonia Ocaña, Nicolás Ramón Cruz Pérez, Julio César Martínez Santana, Jan Oneil González Ramos

“…The variables analyzed were: association of maternal age with the appearance of heart disease, gestational age at diagnosis, year of prenatal diagnosis and its relationship with the evolution of pregnancy, pathological history, risk factors, types of congenital heart disease and its relationship with the pregnancy continuity, results of pathological anatomy of the fetuses, relationship between the diagnosis of congenital heart diseases and the results of pathological anatomy with the pregnancy continuity, behavior of the prenatal diagnosis and the possible annual increase in the mortality rate. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> the most frequent maternal age was between 19-35 years, which were between 13 and 26 gestational weeks. …”
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Trends and Spatial Patterns of Oral Cancer Mortality in Ecuador, 2001–2016 by Solange Núñez-González, J. Andrés Delgado-Ron, Christopher Gault, Daniel Simancas-Racines

“…The age-standardized mortality rate did not significantly increase (APC: 1.73%; p=0.08). …”
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Acute Liver Failure Caused by Amanita phalloides Poisoning by Luca Santi, Caterina Maggioli, Marianna Mastroroberto, Manuel Tufoni, Lucia Napoli, Paolo Caraceni

“…Amatoxin poisoning may progress into ALF and eventually death if liver transplantation is not performed. The mortality rate after Amanita phalloides poisoning ranges from 10 to 20%. …”
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Effect of Bile Acid on Fetal Lung in Rat Model of Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy by Ling Yu, Yiling Ding, Ting Huang, Xiaoxia Huang

“…Groups A and B intervened with BA showed significant higher level of TBA in both maternal and fetal serum, more mortality rate of fetal rats, more concentration of SP-A in fetal serum, and wider alveolus mesenchyme of fetal rats than the control Group C. …”
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Preservation of Teak Sapwood by Cold Soaking Using Boron Against Drywood Termite (Cryptotermes cynocephalus Light.) Attacks. by Afif Sumaryanto, Sutjipto Achmad Hadikusumo, Ganis Lukmandaru

“…The application of preservatives could reduce the mass loss of specimens until 70 % as well as to give higher levels of mortality rate (87-92 %) compared to that of untreated one.…”
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Exploration of The Birth Planning and Complications Prevention Program Implementation by Claudia Igreya Pattipeilohy, Merlin Margreth Maelissa, Josephina Mainase, Christiana Rialine Titaley, Maxwell Landri Vers Malakauseya, Janti Pare Nari

“…The Birth Planning and Complications Prevention Program or Program Perencanaan Persalinan dan Pencegahan Komplikasi (P4K) is an effort by the government to reduce the maternal mortality rate in Indonesia. This study aimed to determine the implementation of P4K to reduce maternal mortality in the catchment area of Waihaong Health Center Ambon in 2020. …”
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Challenges, Coping Strategies, and Social Support among Breast Cancer Patients in Ghana by Ruth Boatemaa Benson, Bernice Cobbold, Ellen Opoku Boamah, Cynthia Pomaa Akuoko, Daniel Boateng

“…Despite the high incidence and mortality rate of breast cancer (BC) in Ghana, little attention has been given to the issue of how adult women cope with having BC. …”
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Evaluation of Factors Affecting Perinatal Mortality in Patients with HELLP Syndrome by Reyhan Gunduz, Senem Yaman Tunc, Mehmet Sait Icen, Sabahattin Ertugrul, Talip Gul

“… OBJECTIVE: To determine the perinatal mortality rate in patients with HELLP syndrome in our clinic and to investigate the factors affecting perinatal mortality. …”
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Nutrition in patients with traumatic brain injury: Nutrition in patients with TBI by Stojanović Milena, Janković Radmilo, Ranđelović Milica, Vasilijić Milena, Nikolić Aleksandar, Radeka Jovan

“…Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a condition with a high morbidity and mortality rate. From a medical point of view, little can be done to prevent primary brain injuries. …”
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Mortality Trends In Pre COVID And Pandemic Era In A Tertiary Care Setting by Hareema Saeed Khan, Savida Ilyas Dar, Tayyaba Faisal, Faridullah Shah, Rabbia Aslam, Maheen Asim

“…Data on death was retrieved from medical male and female wards, medical ICU and isolation ward. The mortality rate was measured for both pre-COVID and pandemic periods along with co-morbid for the pandemic period. …”
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Morbidity and Mortality Outcomes of Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy at a Single Institution in Japan by Akiyoshi Mizumoto, Emel Canbay, Masamitsu Hirano, Nobuyuki Takao, Takayuki Matsuda, Masumi Ichinose, Yutaka Yonemura

“…The morbidity and mortality rates of our institution are comparable with previous reports that are in acceptable rates. …”
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Body Mass Index and Hospital Mortality in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Receiving Care in a University Hospital by Mercedes Camprubi, Sandra Cabrera, Jordi Sans, Georgina Vidal, Teresa Salvadó, Alfredo Bardají

“…There is something of a paradox in the relationship between body mass index and hospital mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome in that the mortality rate decreases as body mass index increases. …”
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Management of hepatorenal syndrome and associated outcomes: a systematic review by Anahid Hamidianjahromi, Jamshid Roozbeh, Shahrokh Ezzatzadegan Jahromi, Mohamad Hossein Rezazadeh, Leila Malekmakan

“…Of which 24 articles were conducted on terlipressin versus placebo or other treatments (midodrine/octreotide, norepinephrine, etc) that showed the higher rate of HRS reversal was detected for terlipressin in 17 studies (10 of them were significant), 2 studies achieved an insignificant lower rate of the model for end-stage liver disease score for terlipressin, 15 studies showed a decreased mortality rate in the terlipressin group (4 of them were significant).Conclusion This review showed that terlipressin has a significantly higher reversal rate of HRS than the other treatments. …”
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Gestational Age at Delivery Is an Independent Predictor of Neonatal Outcome for Maternal HELLP Syndrome by Yan Shi, Xiaoli Yang, Chengqin Wang, Luosong Zhuoga, Dongmei Xu

“…Maternal HELLP syndrome is associated with an elevated neonatal mortality rate. The purpose of this study was to investigate the predicting factors for neonatal outcomes with maternal HELLP syndrome. …”
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Development and validation of a prognosis risk score model for neonatal mortality in the Amhara region, Ethiopia. A prospective cohort study by Mengstu Melkamu Asaye, Yohannes Hailu Matebe, Helena Lindgren, Kerstin Erlandsson, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye

“…Results In total, 63 of the 365 neonates died, giving a neonatal mortality rate of 17.3% (95% CI: 13.7–21.5). Six potential predictors were identified and included in the model: anemia during pregnancy, pregnancy-induced hypertension, gestational age less than 37 weeks, birth asphyxia, 5 min Apgar score less than 7, and birth weight less than 2500 g. …”
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