Articles: mortality.
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There are few epidemiological studies on massive transfusion (MT), although they may be important to evaluate possible strategies to reduce the number of transfused units, as well as transfusion side-effects. We, therefore, retrospectively assessed the incidence of MT at our institution (a 700-bed university hospital) during a 5-year period. ⋯ Overall, the mortality rate among patients receiving MT was very high, and was influenced by the number of transfused units, patient's age, and admitting diagnose. As the majority of the MT episodes occurred within the surgical or polytrauma context, possible strategies to reduce the volume of MT are discussed.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Effect of health-related quality of life on women and men's Veterans Affairs (VA) health care utilization and mortality.
Although women will account for almost 11% of veterans by 2040, we know little about their health and functioning, particularly compared to men. ⋯ Compared to men, women veterans receiving VA health care in the upper Midwest catchment area had better HRQOL and used fewer health services. Although VA health care utilization was similar across gender after adjusting for HRQOL, poorer mental or physical health was associated with fewer primary care stops for selected subgroups of women.
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Bull. World Health Organ. · Sep 2007
Measuring health inequalities between genders and age groups with realization of potential life years (RePLY).
We propose a new method to measure health inequalities caused by conditions amenable to policy intervention and use this to identify health differences between sexes and age groups. ⋯ It is important to distinguish between unavoidable and avoidable mortality when measuring health outcomes and their distribution in society. The proposed new measure (RePLY) enables policy-makers to focus on age-sex groups with low realization of potential life years and thus high avoidable mortality risks.
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To evaluate the in-hospital mortality associated with generalized convulsive status epilepticus (GCSE), and predictors of death in a large US cohort. ⋯ Overall in-hospital mortality from generalized convulsive status epilepticus is low, but remarkably increases in those treated with mechanical ventilation. Other predictors of mortality include older age, female sex, hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, and higher comorbidity index.