A new cardiogenic shock classification scheme proposed by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) earlier this year is useful for predicting short-term mortality risk ...

Lung-Protective Ventilation Ups Outcomes Post-Abdominal Op Risk-standardized hospital mortality rates are higher with a broader versus a narrower definition of pneumonia. (HealthDay News) — ...

Hospital mortality rates for pneumonia are much higher under a broader definition of the illness, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers, led by Michael B.

Background: Chronic kidney failure (CKF) is often treated with dialysis, which is invasive and costly and carries major medical risks. The existing studies of patients with CKF requiring dialysis that ...

Nearly a quarter of all deaths in Great Britain were considered avoidable in 2020, according to new analysis. The Office for National Statistics said 153,008 deaths out of 672,015 – or 22.8 per cent – ...

Avoidable deaths in Great Britain were 22.8% (153,008 deaths out of 672,015) of total deaths across all ages in 2020, which is the highest figure since 2010, show figures from the Office for National ...