New England Journal of Medicine, 1996 BACKGROUND Controlled clinical trials have shown that beta-blockers can produce hemodynamic and symptomatic improvement in chronic heart failure, but the effect of these drugs on survival has not been determined.
M. Packer +6 more
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Global Morbidity and Mortality of Leptospirosis: A Systematic Review
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015 Background Leptospirosis, a spirochaetal zoonosis, occurs in diverse epidemiological settings and affects vulnerable populations, such as rural subsistence farmers and urban slum dwellers.
F. Costa +8 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Role of Prophylactic Tranexamic Acid in Reducing Blood Loss during Elective Caesarean Section: A Randomized Controlled Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Introduction: Obstetric haemorrhage accounts for 20-25% of maternal mortality and morbidity. Anti-fibrinolytics are being widely used in field of surgery. It is also used to reduce heavy menstrual blood loss.
SJ Dhivya Lakshmi, Reena Abraham
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Psychiatric morbidity and social capital in rural communities of the Greek North Aegean islands [PDF]
, 2010 Which facets of social capital affect mental health in rural settings? This study explores the association between different aspects of social capital and psychiatric morbidity in rural communities of the Greek North Aegean islands.
Anderson +26 more
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Early morbidities following paediatric cardiac surgery: a mixed-methods study
Health Services and Delivery Research, 2020 Background: Over 5000 paediatric cardiac surgeries are performed in the UK each year and early survival has improved to > 98%. Objectives: We aimed to identify the surgical morbidities that present the greatest burden for patients and health services and
Katherine L Brown +27 more
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Early clinical predictors and correlates of long-term morbidity in bipolar disorder [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVES: Identifying factors predictive of long-term morbidity should improve clinical planning limiting disability and mortality associated with bipolar disorder (BD).
Baldessarini, R. J. +8 more
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Reproductive health status of rural married women in Tamil Nadu: A descriptive cross-sectional study
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2019 Introduction: Reproductive health of women is of special concern, especially during their reproductive years where the reproductive morbidity is very high, especially in countries like India.
S Gopalakrishnan +3 more
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The Postoperative Morbidity Survey was validated and used to describe morbidity after major surgery.
, 2007 OBJECTIVES: To describe the reliability and validity of the Postoperative Morbidity Survey (POMS). To describe the level and pattern of short-term postoperative morbidity after major elective surgery using the POMS.
Browne, JP +9 more
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The impact of single versus mixed schistosome species infections on liver, spleen and bladder morbidity within Malian children pre- and post-praziquantel treatment [PDF]
, 2010 Background: In the developing world co-infections and polyparasitism within humans appear to be the rule rather than the exception, be it any combination of inter-specific and/or inter- and intra-Genera mixed infections.
Bosqué-Oliva, Elisa +11 more
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Reassessing the Duration of the Second Stage of Labor in Relation to Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity. [PDF]
, 2018 OBJECTIVE: To assess the morbidity associated with continuing the second-stage duration of labor, weighing the probability of spontaneous vaginal birth without morbidity compared with birth with serious maternal or neonatal complications.
Allen +14 more
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