Mortality Risk
Patient, pre-cannulation disease factors heighten mortality risk in COVID-19 ECMO patients
A higher likely risk for mortality in COVID-19 patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was found in older patients, men and those with chronic lung disease, according to study results published in Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
Walking 8,000 steps a couple days per week lowers mortality risk
Walking the recommended daily step count even a couple days per week was associated with a significantly lower risk for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality over 10 years, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
Outcomes, care of cardiogenic shock poorer among patients of lower socioeconomic status
Lower socioeconomic status was associated with increased risk for cardiogenic shock, decreased likelihood of transfer to cardiac catheterization and increased odds of 30-day all-cause death, researchers reported.
Nearly 50% of adults with obesity have hypertension, increased mortality risk
About half of all adults with obesity have controlled or uncontrolled hypertension and a significantly higher mortality rate compared with normotensive counterparts, researchers reported in Obesity.
11 minutes of daily exercise reduces risk for premature death
Engaging in moderate-intensity physical activity for 11 minutes a day could prevent nearly 16% of all premature deaths, according to researchers.
Top in cardiology: Sleep factors and mortality risk; strategy for predicting heart failure
High-quality sleep was associated with a reduced mortality risk, according to data presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.
Researchers identify transfusion threshold that confers lower mortality risk in VV ECMO
Packed red blood cell transfusion improved survival among adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation when using a hemoglobin threshold of less than 7 g/dL, according to study results.
Pulmonary manifestations of ulcerative colitis rare, but can affect mortality risk
Researchers characterized several pulmonary manifestations of ulcerative colitis, although they noted these lung diseases only occurred among 5% of their cohort, according to study results published in CHEST.
Suspected ILD among patients with interstitial lung abnormalities linked to high mortality
About half of patients with interstitial lung abnormalities had suspected interstitial lung disease, with these patients having greater symptoms and more unfavorable clinical outcomes, according to study results.
Anal cancer screenings improve mortality among people with HIV
People with HIV are seeing increasing rates of anal cancer. However, those screened for anal cancer precursors were diagnosed at an earlier disease stage than unscreened individuals, resulting in better survival odds.