The Association between Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index and All-Cause Mortality in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients: Analysis from the MIMIC-IV Database by Shaosheng Wu, Xiaoting Shi, Quan Zhou, Xiangjie Duan, Xiongfei Zhang, Huajing Guo

“…The main outcomes were 30-day all-cause mortality. The association between SII with mortality was evaluated using the Cox proportional hazards regression model. …”
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The independent and joint relationships between dietary antioxidant intake with risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and all-cause mortality: insights from NHANES by Yifeng Xu, Zhaoqi Yan, Keke Li, Liangji Liu, Lei Xu

“…In this study, we examined the independent and joint associations of CDAI with the risk of COPD and all-cause mortality.MethodsThe analysis was conducted using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) spanning from 2013 to 2018. …”
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Incidence and determinants of mortality among patients with colorectal cancer in oncology centers of Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2024: multicenter retrospective follow up study by Getachew Tesfaw Walle, Tegene Atamenta Kitaw, Seteamlak Adane

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Nomogram for Predicting In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock after Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Yudan Wang, Litian Liu, Xinning Li, Yi Dang, Yingxiao Li, Jiaqi Wang, Xiaoyong Qi

“…Background. Mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients with cardiogenic shock (CS) remains high. …”
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Excess mortality across countries in the Western World since the COVID-19 pandemic: ‘Our World in Data’ estimates of January 2020 to December 2022 by Gertjan Kaspers, Saskia Mostert, Marcel Hoogland, Minke Huibers

“…Introduction Excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic has been substantial. …”
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Commentary on “A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing objectively measured and estimated fitness to predict all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in adults” by Barbara E. Ainsworth, Zhenghua Cai

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Mortality trends during the first three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic at an urban district hospital in South Africa: A retrospective comparative analysis by O Hirachund, C Pennefather, M Naidoo

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Commonly prescribed medications and risk of pneumonia and all-cause mortality in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a UK population-based cohort study by Ann D. Morgan, Georgie M. Massen, Hannah R. Whittaker, Iain Stewart, Gisli Jenkins, Peter M. George, Jennifer K. Quint

“…We explored the association between PPI/ICS prescription and pneumonia hospitalisation and all-cause mortality using multinomial Cox regression models. …”
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Long-term mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis: a propensity score matching retrospective study by Pengjie Zhang, Liru Xun, Nan Bao, Ding Tong, Bin Duan, Du Peng

“…There were no significant differences in the 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-year mortality rates between the HD and PD groups (all p > .05). …”
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Effectiveness of Continuous Glucose Monitoring on Short-Term, In-Hospital Mortality Among Frail and Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: Randomized Controlled Trial by Jiawei Shang, Ziming Yuan, Zuoyan Zhang, Quanhong Zhou, Yan Zou, Wei Wang

“…The primary outcome was 28-day, in-ICU mortality. The secondary outcome included the length of ICU stay as well as the occurrence of hypoglycemia and severe hypoglycemia events. …”
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Risk factors for postoperative mortality with intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in the early period after coronary artery bypass surgery in elderly and geriatric patients by O.M. Druzhyna, O.A. Loskutov, S.R. Maruniak, A.V. Mykhailova

“…The aim – to determine the risk factors of postoperative mortality during intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation (IABC) in the early period after coronary artery bypass surgery(CABG) in elderly and geriatricpatients. …”
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Race/Ethnicity, Primary Language, and Income Are Not Demographic Drivers of Mortality in Breast Cancer Patients at a Diverse Safety Net Academic Medical Center by Divya A. Parikh, Rani Chudasama, Ankit Agarwal, Alexandar Rand, Muhammad M. Qureshi, Taylor Ngo, Ariel E. Hirsch

“…To examine the impact of patient demographics on mortality in breast cancer patients receiving care at a safety net academic medical center. …”
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Association between blood–urea–nitrogen-to-albumin ratio and in-hospital mortality in patients diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019: a retrospective cohort study by Ruoqing Zhou, Dianzhu Pan

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Impact of HPV Catch-Up Vaccination on High-Grade Cervical Lesions (CIN2+) Among Women Aged 26–30 in Northern Norway by Amanda Sørensen Jørgensen, Gunnar Skov Simonsen, Sveinung Wergeland Sørbye

“…Background/Objectives: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the primary cause of high-grade cervical lesions and cervical cancer worldwide. In Norway, HPV vaccination was introduced in 2009 for seventh-grade girls and extended through a catch-up program from 2016 to 2019 for women born between 1991 and 1996. …”
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The Beta-Blockers Must Go On: Preinjury Continuation of Beta-Adrenergic Blockade Medications Associated With Mortality Benefit in Severe Blunt Traumatic Brain Injury by Joseph Herrold, MD, MPH, Anne M. Stey, MD, MSc

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Thresholds of handgrip strength for all-cause mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease: a secondary systematic review with dose-response meta-analysis by Hao Chen, Fan Zhang, Liuyan Huang, Yan Bai, Yifei Zhong, Yi Li

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The L-shaped association between body roundness index and all-cause mortality in osteoporotic patients: a cohort study based on NHANES data by Ziyao Ding, Ziyao Ding, Ziyao Ding, Wenbo Li, Wenbo Li, Wenbo Li, Haixu Qi, Haixu Qi, Haixu Qi, Tianci Fang, Qirui Zhu, Qirui Zhu, Qirui Zhu, Xinzhe Qu, Xinzhe Qu, Changchang Chen, Jun Sun, Jun Sun, Yong Pang

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“Young Brown Men Being Brutish”: How Police Ten 7 Portrays Māori and Pacifica People as Violent and Criminal in Aotearoa New Zealand. by Antje Deckert, Wairua Taru Grant Pukeiti, Juan Tauri

“…While several overseas studies verify that reality-TV crime shows tend to portray non-white minorities as intrinsically criminal, such research is scarce in New Zealand. …”
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Correction: Smoking is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events, disease severity, and mortality among patients hospitalized for SARS-CoV-2 infections

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Strategies to Lower In-Hospital Mortality in STEMI Patients with Primary PCI: Analysing Two Years Data from a High-Volume Interventional Centre by Alexandru Burlacu, Grigore Tinica, Igor Nedelciuc, Paul Simion, Bogdan Artene, Adrian Covic

“…We aimed to analyse data from our high-volume interventional centre (>1000 primary percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) per year) searching for predictors of in-hospital mortality in acute myocardial infarction (MI) patients. …”
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