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Abstract Background Patients with AIDS Suffering from sepsis secondary to pulmonary infections admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) carry a high burden of morbidity and mortality. Therefore, rapid identification and t...

BackgroundSevere fungal pneumonia with sepsis carries high mortality. Early and accurate prognosis is essential for improving outcomes. We developed and validated a nomogram based on immune-inflammation-nutrition indicat...

Abstract Background With the widespread adoption of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), patients experiencing acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated by ventricular arrhythmia (VA) continue to encounter a sig...

Background: Cancer patients with COVID-19 are at risk of developing severe complications and outcomes due to immunosuppressive and inflammatory states. This study aims to provide insight into risk factors associated with...

Abstract Purpose Identify factors associated with infant mortality by a hierarchical model based on socioeconomic, health care, obstetric and biological determinants in a northeastern Brazilian capital. Methods Obser...

Abstract Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) continue to be the leading cause of mortality worldwide, accounting for approximately 19.8 million deaths in 2022, with ischemic heart disease and stroke responsible for...

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a leading global cause of maternal mortality and morbidity. This study utilizes global burden of disease (GBD) data to assess its long‐term trends in incidenc...

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic placed unprecedented strain on healthcare systems worldwide, potentially exacerbating existing vulnerabilities in maternal healthcare. This study examines the...

Post-transplantation diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is a common complication following kidney transplantation (KT), but the prognostic significance of early PTDM and changes in diabetic status remains uncertain. Using the Kore...

Abstract Background Ambient air pollution has posed negative effects on human health. Individual-level factors may modify this effect, but previous studies have controversial conclusions, and evidence is lacking especial...

O presente trabalho descreve o ingresso e a mortalidade em uma floresta em diferentes estágios sucessionais, no município de Castanhal, Pará. A área de estudo está localizada na Estação Experimental da Universidad...

BackgroundGlucocorticoid therapy in pneumonia patients confounds conventional inflammatory biomarkers, hindering accurate risk stratification. The lactate dehydrogenase-to-albumin ratio (LAR), a proposed steroid-resilien...

It has been suggested that vitamin D contributes not only to bone mineral metabolism but also to important other physiological processes. Vitamin D levels have been associated with increased mortality in predialysis and ...

Abstract Objective To investigate changes in maternal mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic according to sociodemographic, regional and obstetric care characteristics in Minas Gerais state, and the correlation of the ...

Xianhui Ran,1,* Zhiyuan Fan,1,* Na Wang,1,* Tianyi Zhao,1 Hui Li,1 Xiao Liu,2 Enying Gong,3 Shuanghua Xie,4 Beiyao Gao,5 Lan An,6 Gang Chen,1 Xiao Ma,1,7 Chen Wang3,7 1Health Checkup Center, China...

Abstract Background Down syndrome (DS) is the most common chromosomal disorder associated with congenital heart disease (CHD). However, data on CHD patterns, survival, and mortality predictors among individuals with DS i...

Objective: To examine the associations of phenotypic age acceleration (PAA) with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among U.S. adults at risk for heart failure. Methods: We analyzed 19,665 participants aged ≥20 ye...

ABSTRACT Background Preterm neonatal mortality is the leading cause of death among children under 5 years of age globally, with the highest burden in low‐ and middle‐income countries. Evidence on the national pooled ...

Abstract Background Diabetes is associated with a high incidence of diabetic foot and peripheral artery disease and with markedly increased lifetime amputation risk. Here we investigated predictors of reamputation risk a...

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of hypoalbuminemia and hyperuricemia, and investigate uric acid albumin ratio association with mortality and acute kidney injury (AKI) in critically ill patients. ...

ABSTRACT Background Our study aimed to investigate the association between social isolation and chest pain, and to evaluate the relationship between social isolation and all‐cause mortality stratified by the presence o...

Abstract Background Mortality rates remain high among individuals with type 2 diabetes. The rising cases of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) have negatively impacted society’s development, health and have impoverished individual...

ObjectiveObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is increasingly recognized for its association with significant morbidity and mortality. Despite advances in understanding OSA’s impacts, the role of systemic inflammation in this...

ABSTRACT Echocardiographic abnormalities are frequently seen in patients starting dialysis therapy and are also associated with the development of cardiac failure and mortality. In the present study, it was aimed to eval...