Articles: mortality.
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No prospective studies have examined the association between social networks and all-cause and cause-specific mortality among middle-aged Japanese. The study of varied populations may contribute to clarifying the robustness of the observed effects of social networks and extend their generalizability. ⋯ This study provides evidence that social networks are an important predictor of mortality risk for middle-aged and elderly Japanese men and women. Lack of participation, for men, and being single and lack of meeting close relatives, for women, were independent risk factors for mortality.
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Mortality from all causes is higher for persons with fewer years of education and for blacks, but it is unknown which diseases contribute most to these disparities. ⋯ Although many conditions contribute to socioeconomic and racial disparities in potential life-years lost, a few conditions account for most of these disparities - smoking-related diseases in the case of mortality among persons with fewer years of education, and hypertension, HIV, diabetes mellitus, and trauma in the case of mortality among black persons. These findings have important implications for targeting efforts to reduce existing disparities in mortality rates.
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Jornal de pediatria · Nov 2002
[Clinical practice parameters for hemodynamic support of pediatric and neonatal patients in septic shock].
The Institute of Medicine has called for the development of clinical guidelines and practice parameters to develop "best practice" and potentially improve patient outcome. ⋯ American College of Critical Care Medicine adult guide lines for hemodynamic support of septic shock have little application to the management of pediatric or neonatal septic shock. Studies are required to determine whether American College of Critical Care Medicine guidelines for hemodynamic support of pediatric and neonatal septic shock will be implemented and associated with improved outcome.
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Previous studies have suggested increased mortality among anesthesiologists. We report age-standardized mortality rates and causes of death among Finnish anesthesiologists. ⋯ The different age distributions of the anesthesiologists and other specialists caused the difference in age at death. The SR values for the anesthesiologists are clearly lower than those for other specialists. Thus, the present findings do not show increased mortality among Finnish anesthesiologists.