News articles tagged with 'mortality' (Page 2)
High-quality care associated with lower cost in trauma
— 22 Feb 2011 23:21 | HealthHigh-quality hospitals deliver lower-cost care to trauma patients, according to a study published in the Annals of Surgery. The study found high-quality hospitals have death rates that…
Competing risks analysis highlights new targets in preventing ESRD and death of diabetics
— 18 Feb 2011 17:29 | HealthPatients with both type 1 diabetes and CKD have an increased risk of adverse outcomes. Despite aggressive treatment, many patients with type 1 diabetes and overt nephropathy develop…
Study looks into evolution of breast cancer in Spain
— 17 Feb 2011 17:18 | HealthPioneering Spanish provinces in terms of early prevention of breast cancer, such as Navarre and the Basque Country, record lower death rates, although the trend is towards the figures…
Higher levels of compound in blood associated with lower risk of respiratory disease
— 16 Feb 2011 04:50 | HealthAn analysis of data including more than 500,000 adults indicates that levels in the blood of bilirubin (a compound produced by the breakdown of haemoglobin from red blood cells) in…
Infants exposed to HIV at birth but not infected may have lower antibody levels
— 9 Feb 2011 17:32 | HealthIn a study that included infants from South Africa, those who were exposed to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at birth but did not become infected had lower levels of antibodies…
Elevated levels of cardiac biomarkers following CABG surgery associated with increased risk of death
— 9 Feb 2011 17:29 | HealthPatients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery and had elevated levels of the cardiac enzymes creatine kinase or troponin in the 24 hours following surgery had an associated…
Safety checklist use yields 10 percent drop in hospital deaths
— 2 Feb 2011 17:13 | HealthA Johns Hopkins-led safety checklist program that virtually eliminated bloodstream infections in hospital intensive-care units throughout Michigan appears to have also reduced deaths…
New approach suggested for monitoring child health in developing countries
— 1 Feb 2011 21:43 | HealthIn a paper published in the January issue of the journal Economics and Human Biology, a team of applied economists including William A. Masters, a professor at the Friedman School of…
Safety checklist use yields 10 percent drop in hospital deaths
— 1 Feb 2011 21:41 | HealthA Johns Hopkins-led safety checklist program that virtually eliminated bloodstream infections in hospital intensive-care units throughout Michigan appears to have also reduced deaths…
High-spending hospitals may save more lives
— 1 Feb 2011 20:45 | HealthStudies have shown that regions spending more on medical care, such as Miami, do not have better health outcomes than regions that spend relatively less, such as Minneapolis. However,…