Clinical Features and Risk Factors of Mortality in Patients with Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome by Hong-Wei Cui, Ru-Yi Lei, Bo-Ai Zhang

“…Epilepsy was the main clinical manifestation (72.8%). The in-hospital mortality rate was 2.17%. The 3-year all-cause survival rate for PRES patients was 86%. …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Bivalirudin versus Unfractionated Heparin Monotherapy in Patients with CAD and DM Undergoing PCI: A Retrospective Observational Study by Jing Li, Sanbao Chen, Sicong Ma, Mingque Yang, Zizhao Qi, Kun Na, Miaohan Qiu, Yi Li, Yaling Han

“…The incidence of MACCE (1.7% vs. 3.3%, P=0.033) was significantly lower in the bivalirudin group, mainly due to a lower mortality rate (0.6% vs. 2.0%, P=0.010). In addition, patients in the bivalirudin group had less bleeding (1.4% vs. 3.0%, P=0.022) than those in the UFH group, although BARC 2, 3, and 5 bleeding (0.1% vs. 0.6%, P=0.218) was numerically lower. …”
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Brazilian Dialysis Survey 2023 by Fabiana B. Nerbass, Helbert do Nascimento Lima, Jorge P. Strogoff-de-Matos, Bruno Zawadzki, José A. Moura-Neto, Jocemir Ronaldo Lugon, Ricardo Sesso

“…The estimated overall crude annual mortality rate was 16.2%. Conclusions: Estimates from a random sample of dialysis facilities show that the absolute number and the prevalence rate of patients on chronic dialysis continue to increase. …”
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Case report: The value of early application of mNGS technology in the diagnosis and treatment of severe Legionnaires’ disease: reports of two cases with different outcomes by Jianqing Fang, Zhe Wang, Yu Shen, Xuenong Wu, Hao Fang, Xiaokui Sun, Ting Yu, Qingqing Zhang

“…BackgroundLegionnaires’ disease has a high clinical mortality rate, and early diagnosis and treatment are critical. …”
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Predicting pain and its association with mortality in patients with stroke by Adam Viktorisson, Aref Haj Hashem, Katharina S Sunnerhagen, Tamar Abzhandadze

“…After adjustment for age, sex, region of birth, and stroke severity, patients experiencing PSP had a significantly higher one-year mortality rate than those without pain, and the most severe level of pain (constant pain) was associated with the highest cumulative mortality. …”
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Clinical Outcome Differences in Mucinous Versus Non-Mucinous Colonic Adenocarcinoma: A Comparative Study by Adrian Cote, Roxana Loriana Negrut, Hany Abdulateif Salem, Bogdan Feder, Mircea Gheorghe Pop, Adrian Marius Maghiar

“…However, MAC was associated with higher rates of local invasion and a predominant right-sided colonic location, necessitating more frequent right colectomies. The overall mortality rate was significantly higher for MAC, indicating its aggressive nature. …”
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Outcome of autologous bone marrow transplant in patients with relapsed and refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in relation with prognostic factor: A single-center experience by Fawaz Salim Yousif, Bassam Francis Matti, Zina Ali Al-Bakri, Safa A. Faraj, Mazin A. Mohammed, Zahraa S. Shakir, Mahmood W. Khalid, Saba H. Al Hlali, Sarah M. Saeb, Kareem K. Khanjar, Maryam R. Humadi

“…Thirty-six patients with R/R DLBCL were investigated pre- and post-ASCT; the recorded data included patient disease status pre-transplant, early mortality rate, and type of response at day 100 post-transplant and, survival rate, relapsed rate, and mortality at the end of the study were documented accordingly. …”
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Sensitive and selective evaluation of the 3-hydroxy-2-butanone biomarker via gas sensors based on WO3 nanomaterials with multiple morphologies by Han Zhao, Xiaohui Duan, Siqi Xie, Lili Cheng, Fei Wang, Wenjuan Xu, Yaolei Zhang, Weiyi Zhang, Cheng Zhao

“…Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogenic bacterium that can survive under a wide range of temperature and pH conditions, with a mortality rate of up to 20% −30%. One emerging and validated method of indirectly assessing Listeria monocytogenes in food is detecting 3-hydroxy-2-butanone gas. …”
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Long-term trends in the burden of pulmonary arterial hypertension in China and worldwide: new insights based on GBD 2021 by Zhehao Xu, Jia Ding, Ruiyun Liang, Shuangfeng Xie

“…Conversely, the age-standardized disability-adjusted life year (DALY) rate and age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR) have been declining since 1990, with AAPC of -1.90% and -1.26%, respectively. …”
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Fall detection method based on spatio-temporal coordinate attention for high-resolution networks by Xiaorui Zhang, Qijian Xie, Wei Sun, Ting Wang

“…Abstract Fall behavior is closely related to the high mortality rate of the elderly, so fall detection has become an important and urgent research area in human behavior recognition. …”
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Hyperlactatemia and the Outcome of Type 2 Diabetic Patients Suffering Acute Myocardial Infarction by Jovanovic Aleksandar, Peric Vladan, Snezana Markovic-Jovanovic, Radojica Stolic, Jadranka Mitic, Tanja Smilic

“…The rise in blood lactate concentration in diabetics with AMI was associated with increased incidence of heart failure, severe arrhythmias, cardiogenic shock, and high mortality rate.…”
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Risk Factors for Infection Associated with Ischemic Stroke in Patients over 60 Years of Age by Alexis Suárez Quesada, Alexis Álvarez Aliaga, Andrés José Quesada Vázquez, Eduardo René Valdés Ramos, Ezequiel Ernesto López Espinosa

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> infection associated with stroke is the most important medical complication because it increases both the morbidity and the mortality rate in the first 30 days after the event occurs. …”
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Machine learning insights into early mortality risks for small cell lung cancer patients post-chemotherapy by Min Liang, Min Liang, Fuyuan Luo

“…This study aimed to quantify the 90-day mortality rate post-chemotherapy in SCLC patients, identify associated features, and develop a predictive machine learning model.MethodsThis study utilized data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database (2000–2018) to identify prognostic features influencing early mortality in SCLC patients. …”
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Clinical characteristics of dengue virus infections in Karachi from 2019 to 2023: a cross-sectional study by Khalid Mahmood, Muhammad Rashid, Sabeeta Kanwal Ansari, Fatima Kanani, Thomas Iftner

“…We conclude that continuous surveillance of dengue and other Flaviviruses and their infections is necessary to improve the prognosis and management of vector-borne diseases, thereby reducing the associated mortality rate of patients in Pakistan.…”
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Association between NT-proBNP Level and the Severity of COVID-19 Pneumonia by Lan Wang, Fei Chen, Lin Bai, Lang Bai, Zhixin Huang, Yong Peng

“…Patients with NT-proBNP ≥300 pg/ml showed a potential risk for higher mortality than patients with NT-proBNP <300 pg/ml (mortality rate, 8.7% vs. 0%; P=0.062). The plasma NT-proBNP level of COVID-19 patients was significantly related to the severity of pneumonia.…”
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Age-period-cohort analysis of gallbladder and biliary diseases epidemiological trends from 1990 to 2021 and forecasts for 2035: a systematic analysis from the global burden of dise... by Maolang He, Ruru Gu, Xin Huang, Aifang Zhao, Fang Liu, Yong Zheng

“…Methods Data on age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR), age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR), and age-standardized disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) rate (ASDR) were extracted from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 study. …”
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The Prognostic Accuracy Evaluation of mNUTRIC, APACHE II, SOFA, and SAPS 2 Scores for Mortality Prediction in Patients with Sepsis by Pham Dang Hai, Le Thi Viet Hoa

“…Nonsurvivors patients had a significantly higher median mNUTRIC score (6 vs. 4, P<0.001). The mortality rate in the group with a NUTRIC score ≥5 was significantly higher than in the group with a NUTRIC score <5 (56.0% vs 10.2%; P<0.001). …”
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Global research trends in necrotizing pancreatitis: a bibliometric analysis from 2013 to 2024 by Gulnur G. Gainollina, Murat K. Jakanov, Bazylbek S. Zhakiev, Uteugaly G. Karsakbayev, Kairat R. Taishibayev, Bulat A. Kurmanbayev, Bulat A. Kurmanbayev

“…There has been a growing body of research in NP over the past decade, particularly in China and the United States.ConclusionDespite advancements in medical science, the mortality rate associated with pancreatic necrosis remains high. …”
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Implementation of Fuzzy Logic in the Monitoring and Controlling System for Temperature and pH of Fry Aquarium Water Betta Fish Based on the Internet of Things by Rico Wahyudi, Aulia Ullah, Hilman Zarory, Ahmad Faizal

“…The system also succeeded in reducing the mortality rate of Betta fish fry, as proven in comparative tests between aquariums without system implementation and aquariums with system implementation. …”
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Acute Mesenteric Ischemia after Cardiac Surgery: An Analysis of 52 Patients by Cuneyt Eris, Senol Yavuz, Serhat Yalcinkaya, Arif Gucu, Faruk Toktas, Gunduz Yumun, Burak Erdolu, Ahmet Ozyazıcıoglu

“…Prompt diagnosis and early treatment should be initiated as early as possible in any patient suspected of AMI, leading to dramatic reduction in the mortality rate.…”
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