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Hospitalizations and mortality during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, China: An observational studyResearch in context

The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 2023
Summary: Background: Hong Kong followed a strict COVID-19 elimination strategy in 2020. We estimated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic responses on all-cause and cause-specific hospitalizations and deaths in 2020.
Hualei Xin, Peng Wu, Jessica Y. Wong, Justin K. Cheung, Eric H.Y. Lau, Gabriel M. Leung, Benjamin J. Cowling, Joshua Nealon   +7 more
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Disease mortality audit in a Nigerian tertiary care center

Sahel Medical Journal, 2021
Background: Mortality audit is in developing countries is sparse despite its importance in guiding decision-making toward reversing the present high death rate.
Obiora Jude Uchendu
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Mortality due to COVID-19 during the pandemic: A comparison of first, second and third SMAtteo COvid19 REgistry (SMACORE)

Heliyon, 2022
COVID-19 tide had shattered on European countries with three distinct and tough waves, from March and April, 2020; October and November, 2020 and March and April, 2021 respectively.
Valentina Zuccaro, Marta Colaneri, Erika Asperges, Pietro Valsecchi, Margherita Sambo, Laura Maiocchi, Paolo Sacchi, Alba Muzzi, Valeria Musella, Sara Cutti, Marco Rettani, Francesco Mojoli, Stefano Perlini, Angelo Guido Corsico, Antonio Di Sabatino, Enrico Brunetti, Raffaele Bruno, Catherine Klersy   +17 more
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Hospital admissions and mortality for acute exacerbations of COPD during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationwide study in France

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
BackgroundA global reduction in hospital admissions for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) was observed during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jonas Poucineau, Jonas Poucineau, Tristan Delory, Tristan Delory, Tristan Delory, Nathanaël Lapidus, Gilles Hejblum, Christos Chouaïd, Christos Chouaïd, Sophie Le Cœur, Myriam Khlat   +10 more
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Development of a novel tool: a nomogram for predicting in-hospital mortality of patients in intensive care unit after percutaneous coronary intervention

BMC Anesthesiology, 2023
Backgrounds Increased risk of in-hospital mortality is critical to guide medical decisions and it played a central role in intensive care unit (ICU) with high risk of in-hospital mortality after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Miao Yuan, Bin Cheng Ren, Yu Wang, Fuxian Ren, Dengfeng Gao   +4 more
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Statistical findings and outcomes of acute coronary syndrome patients during COVID-19 pandemic: A cross sectional study

International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature, 2023
Introduction: Time to treatment of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) can be a matter of life or death considering its major contribution to cardiovascular mortality.
Ferdy Sanjaya, Miftah Pramudyo, Chaerul Achmad   +2 more
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Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on In-Hospital Outcomes of Patients with Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Hearts, 2021
Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is one of the most common breathing disorders. There are uncertainties about its impact on the in-hospital outcomes of patients who suffer acute coronary syndromes.
Sakiru Oyetunji Isa, Oluwole Adegbala, Olajide Buhari, Mahin Khan, Orimisan Adekolujo, Oyebimpe Adekolujo, Ahmad Munir, Mustafa Hassan   +7 more
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Hemogram parameters can predict in-hospital mortality of patients with Myasthenic crisis

BMC Neurology, 2021
Background Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease involving the neuromuscular junction. Myasthenic crisis (MC), which is characterized by respiratory failure and the requirement of mechanical ventilation in patients with MG, is still a medical ...
Che-Wei Hsu, Nai-Ching Chen, Wei-Chin Huang, Hui-Chen Lin, Wan-Chen Tsai, Chih-Cheng Huang, Ben-Chung Cheng, Nai-Wen Tsai   +7 more
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Limitations in the recording of maternal mortality in Germany: An analysis of statistical challenges [PDF]

Journal of Health Monitoring
Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) defines maternal mortality as the death of a woman during pregnancy or up to 42 days after delivery. The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) serves as an indicator of the quality of health care.
Safiya Fatima Zaloum, Julia Callaghan, Amira Goepfrich, Joachim Dudenhausen, Lars Paulson, Lars Hellmeyer, Klaus Vetter, Martina Ziegert, Thorsten Braun, Josefine Theresia Koenigbauer   +9 more
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Results from 237 extracorporeal membrane oxygenation runs with drowned patients: a nationwide retrospective study

Critical Care, 2023
Background Drowning is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and presents with a wide range of symptoms, from simple coughing to cardiac or pulmonary failure.
Thomas Jasny, Jan Kloka, Oliver Old, Florian Piekarski, Gösta Lotz, Kai Zacharowski, Benjamin Friedrichson   +6 more
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