Morbidity

Medicare beneficiaries with emphysema who received an endobronchial valve vs. lung volume reduction surgery faced elevated risk-adjusted odds for poor outcomes, according to data presented at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting.

Although rates of survival without major morbidity have improved since 2008 among infants with very low birth weight, they have declined since 2017 for those cared for at safety net hospitals, according to findings published in Pediatrics.

Women diagnosed with a hematologic malignancy during pregnancy had a 22-fold higher rate of severe maternal morbidity than those who did not have blood cancer, according to study results.

Women who resided in historically redlined communities in California that experienced displacement or gentrification were at greater risk for severe maternal morbidity compared with women living in advantaged neighborhoods, data show.

Rates of morbidity and mortality among very preterm infants in the United States have continued to decrease but at a slower pace in recent years, and the rate of chronic lung disease has increased, according to study findings.

HONOLULU — Cannabis use may increase mortality and morbidity in patients with acute asthma exacerbations, according to a poster presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

Population-level severe maternal morbidity rate increases in the U.S. in the past decade were attributable to age-specific rate increases and might indicate worsening prepregnancy health status, researchers reported.

Among people who gave birth between 2014 and 2018, those who identified as transgender experienced similar rates of severe parental morbidity and preterm birth as cisgender parents regardless of insurance type, researchers reported in JAMA.

Severe maternal morbidity at delivery was associated with an increased readmission risk throughout the year after delivery, according to research published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

From 2021 to 2022, the overall death rate in the United States decreased about 5% and COVID-19 death rates nearly 50%, according to research published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.