Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Delirium linked to increase in hospital deaths
Patients with delirium when admitted to hospital are much more likely to die within 30 days and have a longer hospital stay, research shows.
Mar 18, 2022
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News tagged with 30-day mortality
Health
Veterans transported to VA hospitals had better survival rates than veterans taken to non-VA hospitals
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), operated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is the largest health care system in the United States, with 171 hospitals and more than 1,000 clinics that provide care ...
Feb 16, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
NSAIDs not associated with more severe coronavirus disease, study finds
The use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen and diclofenac, is not associated with any adverse effects in people who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a new study published September ...
Sep 8, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Black women hospitalized in US with blood infection resistant to last-resort antibiotic at increased risk of death
New research being presented at this year's ESCIMD Global Congress (formerly ECCMID) in Barcelona, Spain (27–30 April), finds that the odds of death in Black women with a bloodstream infection (BSI) caused by carbapenem-resistant ...
Apr 19, 2024
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Surgery
Study reveals when and why people die after noncardiac surgery
The main reasons why people die after noncardiac surgery are revealed today in a study of more than 40,000 patients from six continents presented in a late breaking science session at ESC Congress 2018. Myocardial injury, ...
Aug 27, 2018
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Surgery
Breaking your hip is now less likely to be fatal
Survival after surgery to repair hip fracture has improved in New South Wales, but not for patients who were hospitalized without undergoing surgery, according to research published today by the Medical Journal of Australia.
Mar 21, 2022
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Cardiology
MEESSI-acute heart failure risk score validated
(HealthDay)—The Multiple Estimation of risk based on the Emergency department Spanish Score In patients with Acute Heart Failure (MEESSI-AHF) can accurately predict 30-day mortality in patients with AHF, according to a ...
Jan 29, 2019
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Cardiology
Stroke hospitalizations down in black, white medicare enrollees
(HealthDay)—Rates of hospitalization for stroke have fallen since 1988 for both black and white Medicare enrollees, while black men and women have had greater improvements in 30-day mortality after stroke, according to ...
Apr 17, 2019
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Cardiology
Outcomes for AMI improved during 1995 to 2014
(HealthDay)—Short-term mortality and readmissions improved from 1995 to 2014 for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), according to a study published online March 15 in JAMA Network Open.
Mar 18, 2019
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Cardiology
Lower mortality seen for cardiac care at top-ranked hospitals
(HealthDay)—Compared with nonranked hospitals, top-ranked hospitals have lower 30-day mortality but similar or higher readmission rates for cardiovascular conditions, according to a study published online Nov. 28 in JAMA ...
Nov 29, 2018
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