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Hospital mortality under surgical care [PDF]

open access: yesThe Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2011
INTRODUCTION The ‘hospital standardised mortality ratio’ (HSMR) has been used in England since 1999 to measure NHS hospital performance. Large variations in reported HSMR between English hospitals have recently led to heavy criticism of their use as a surrogate measure of hospital performance.
Aziz, O   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Association between baseline pulse pressure and hospital mortality in non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage patients: a retrospective cohort study

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2023
Background and purposePrevious studies have described an association between pulse pressure (PP) level and mortality in stroke patients. Evidence of associations between PP level and the risk of mortality remains unknown in non-traumatic subarachnoid ...
Jiuling Liu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Relationship between End-Tidal CO2 (ETCO2) and Lactate and their Role in Predicting Hospital Mortality in Critically Ill Trauma Patients; A Cohort Study [PDF]

open access: yesBulletin of Emergency and Trauma, 2020
Objective: To investigate the relationship between end-tidal CO2 (ETCO2) and serum lactate and their predictive role in hospital mortality of intubated multiple trauma patients.
Elham Safari, Mehdi Torabi
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring Hospital Mortality

open access: yesAcute Medicine Journal, 2013
The hospital standardised mortality ratio (HSMR) and the summary hospital mortality index (SHMI) are both in current use in the UK as measures of the performance of acute hospitals. Characteristics of both the acute hospital itself and of its local healthcare environment influence these indices.
openaire   +3 more sources

Comparison of Outcomes in Level I vs Level II Trauma Centers in Patients Undergoing Craniotomy or Craniectomy for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
BACKGROUND: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) carries a devastatingly high rate of morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether patients undergoing craniotomy/craniectomy for severe TBI fare better at level I than level II trauma centers in a mature ...
Alali   +24 more
core   +2 more sources

The impact of each action in the Surviving Sepsis Campaign measures on hospital mortality of patients with severe sepsis/septic shock [PDF]

open access: yesEinstein (São Paulo), 2008
Objective: To assess the impact of each measure in the six and 24-hour bundles of a Managed Care Program in the care of a cohort of hospitalized severe sepsis / septic shock patients.
Alexandre Gonçalves de Sousa   +7 more
doaj  

Clinical risk factors for in-hospital mortality in older adults with HIV infection: findings from a South African hospital administrative dataset

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2017
INTRODUCTION: the proportion of older South African adults (aged = 50 years old) with HIV infection requiring hospitalization is likely to increase in the near future.
Kumeren Govender   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

New‐onset atrial fibrillation in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19)

open access: yesJournal of Arrhythmia, 2021
Background Mortality in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is high, therefore, it is essential to evaluate the independent effect of new‐onset atrial fibrillation (NOAF) on mortality in patients with COVID‐19.
Bişar Ergün   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Leukocytosis as an Alarming Sign for Mortality in Patients Hospitalized in General Wards [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2011
There is some evidence that leukocytosis without infection is associated with increased hospital mortality, but data in this regard are very incomplete. This study was designed to investigate the relationship between leukocytosis at the time of admission
Khairollah Asadollahi   +4 more
doaj  

Features of cerebral stroke course in patients with diabetes mellitus according to the REGION-M register

open access: yesКардиоваскулярная терапия и профилактика, 2019
Aim. To assess the features of cerebral stroke course in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) within the framework of the register of acute cerebrovascular event (ACVE) REGION-M.Material and methods.
V. P. Voronina   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

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