Mortality
Factors to consider when performing surgical lung biopsies in pediatric patients
Following a surgical lung biopsy, pediatric patients faced greater odds for death within 30 days of their procedure if it was open vs. a video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and if it was nonelective vs. elective, according to a study.
Light drinking may raise mortality, cancer risk for older adults with certain risk factors
Low levels of alcohol consumption may be associated with increased mortality risk in adults with health-related or socioeconomic risk factors, results from a recent analysis suggested.
PJI after THA may be associated with similar mortality rates vs. common cancers
Presented results showed patients with periprosthetic joint infection after total hip arthroplasty may have similar rates of mortality compared with those of common cancers such as breast cancer and prostate cancer.
Infections account for majority of in-hospital deaths in childhood lupus
Infections account for most in-hospital mortality in childhood systemic lupus erythematosus, with patients exhibiting lupus nephritis or end-stage renal disease at increased risk, according to data published in The Journal of Rheumatology.
High risk for TB recurrence, mortality during treatment with tobacco use
Patients with tuberculosis who used tobacco faced a heightened risk for disease recurrence/relapse and death during treatment, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in CHEST.
Higher protein intake may be linked to lower mortality in some older adults with CKD
Higher intake of total, animal and plant protein may be linked to lower mortality in older adults with mild or moderate chronic kidney disease, according to a cohort study.
Falls Church, Virginia, earns top spot in 2024 Healthiest Communities rankings
U.S. News & World Report released its 2024 Healthiest Communities rankings, with Falls Church, Virginia, taking the No. 1 spot.
Revisions to allocation policy did not lower pediatric heart transplant waitlist mortality
The 2016 revisions to the United Network for Organ Sharing pediatric heart transplant allocation policy were not independently associated with a drop in waitlist mortality, researchers reported.
Multistage revision TKA for chronic PJI may yield high remission rates, low mortality
For patients with chronic periprosthetic joint infection, multistage revision total knee arthroplasty procedures were associated with high remission rates and low mortality at minimum 5-year follow-up, according to published results.
Q&A: Black, white breast cancer mortality disparity greater than ever
Despite years of study and advances in breast cancer treatment, Otis Brawley, MD, professor of oncology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, said the disparity between the mortality rates of Black and white patients has never been greater.