• EHS is the most severe form of heat-related illness, characterized by core body temperature of 104° F (40° C) or greater and significant neurological dysfunction, and carries high rates of morbidity and mortality. (mhaus.org)
  • Once acquired, sepsis puts patients at risk for hospitalization and increased morbidity and mortality. (ons.org)
  • The resource-adapted introduction of trauma care protocols, regionalized care and the growth specialized centers for trauma care within each LMIC are key to improved outcomes and the lowering of trauma-related morbidity and mortality globally. (frontiersin.org)
  • Additionally, older adults with TBI are at more chance of morbidity and mortality in comparison to the more youthful sufferers. (alliedacademies.org)
  • Procedure-related morbidity and mortality were similar for all coil types. (ajnr.org)
  • Background: Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is associated with high morbidity and mortality. (wustl.edu)
  • Outcomes depend on resuscitation efforts and on the severity of global brain injury, which is comprised of primary insult (accrued during circulation standstill) and ongoing injury due to gaps between the energetic supply and demand from the brain (secondary brain injury). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Objectives The simplified motor score (SMS) is a three-point measure of traumatic brain injury (TBI) severity, which is easier to calculate than the 15-point Glasgow coma scale (GCS). (bmj.com)
  • Bedside Index of Severity in Acute Pancreatitis (BISAP) Score Predicts risk of mortality in acute pancreatitis. (bmj.com)
  • For example, severity of illness (SOI) scores used in intensive care, such as the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) [ 2 ] or Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPS) [ 3 ] systems, were developed based on large-scale data collected from numerous countries. (plos.org)
  • Severity assessments help to reduce ineffective life-sustaining treatment and promote efficient distribution of health care resources. (accjournal.org)
  • In 1969, researchers developed the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) to grade the severity of individual injuries. (medscape.com)
  • Although, decisions for individual patients should never be based solely on a statistically derived injury severity score, scoring systems can nonetheless serve to estimate quantitatively the level of acuity of injured patients that are applied to adjustments in hospital outcome assessments. (medscape.com)
  • Assessing outcomes objectively is challenging, but the evolution of injury severity scoring systems with sufficient precision and reproducibility now permits trauma centers to compare their processes and outcomes, facilitating identification of best practices that form the foundations of quality improvement programs. (medscape.com)
  • Researchers use multiple independent variables (eg, age, injury severity) to predict the dependent variable (or outcome). (medscape.com)
  • TBIs may be closed or open injuries and are categorized on the basis of severity as measured by the Glasgow Coma Scale score (GCS). (medscape.com)
  • INTRODUCTION: The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is widely used in the assessment of clinical severity and prediction of outcome after traumatic brain injury (TBI). (wi-health.eu)
  • Discrepancies are still present in the literature in regard to mortality and morbidity following TBI and results of studies differ depending on whether or not covariables, such as age, TBI severity, or presence of multiple trauma, have been controlled for [ 5 , 6 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • The Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol, revised scale for alcohol withdrawal score objectifies alcohol withdrawal severity to help guide therapy. (ebmedicine.net)
  • Future population research should use multiple-item scales for four distinct areas of functional limitation, and a summary that takes into account both severity and comorbidity. (aahd.us)
  • Outcomes included inhospital mortality, TBI, neurosurgical intervention, any emergency intubation and emergency department intubation. (bmj.com)
  • R2=0.214) performed best as predictors of 6-month mortality in the univariate analysis. (eur.nl)
  • This study aims to establish the neurological predictors of outcome in CVST. (ruralneuropractice.com)
  • Various clinical variables have been implicated as predictors offinal outcome of acute stroke. (edu.pk)
  • The study was aimed to identify predictors of mortality after an acutestroke. (edu.pk)
  • 0.001), on admission were important predictors of mortality. (edu.pk)
  • Predictors of mortality and disability in stroke. (edu.pk)
  • Predictors of early re-bleeding and mortality after acute variceal haemorrhage in patients with cirrhosis. (jptcp.com)
  • however, the cardiac arrest literature is confounded by bias arising from a decreased likelihood in the provision of aggressive supportive care when poor outcomes are expected. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Low CPP and high CPP are both associated with poor outcomes. (derangedphysiology.com)
  • Furthermore, females were 1.57 times more likely to experience poor outcomes than males [ 5 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Conclusions: We report 17.4%mortality at 14 days. (edu.pk)
  • Using a state trauma registry, the accuracy of the emergency medical services (EMS)-obtained SMS was compared with the GCS for predicting neurological outcomes and mortality. (bmj.com)
  • The prediction of neurological outcomes is a crucial factor in determining treatment strategies for CA patients with ROSC. (accjournal.org)
  • In the IMPACT study (9578 patients in 265 hospitals, mean number of patients per hospital = 36), the analysis of the ordinal scale rather than the dichotomized scale ('unfavorable outcome'), allowed for up to 32% less patients in the analysis without a loss of power. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Many clinical continuous or ordinal outcome scales do exist and are recorded, but these are often dichotomized (favorable and unfavorable) in quality of care comparisons, for reasons of simplicity. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Hospital mortality was 39.6% for females and 32.5% for males and the rates of unfavorable outcome were 58.7% for females and 53.4% for males [ 8 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • We introduced as a new factor that is, the cerebellar hemorrhage/PF ratio and found out that the value >35% was associated to an unfavorable outcome. (surgicalneurologyint.com)
  • Complete recovery and partial disability were considered as favorable outcomes, whereas severe disability, vegetative state, and death were defined as unfavorable outcomes. (ac.ir)
  • Unfavorable outcomes were observed only in 20.4% of the patients. (ac.ir)
  • Moreover, intraventricular hemorrhage was significantly associated with the highest prevalence of unfavorable outcome followed by intracranial hemorrhage. (ac.ir)
  • Moderate and severe head injuries in patients had unfavorable clinical outcome. (ac.ir)
  • The FOUR score has been shown to be a useful outcome predictor in many patients with depressed level of consciousness. (springer.com)
  • Pulse pressure did not remain a significant predictor of follow-up mortality after adjustment for baseline comorbidities. (scirp.org)
  • APACHE II, but not SOFA score, at the time of ICU admission is a modest predictor of in-hospital mortality and poor neurologic outcomes at the time of hospital discharge for patients who have undergone TH after return of spontaneous circulation following OHCA. (accjournal.org)
  • Although gender was a statistically significant predictor, its contribution in explaining variation in mortality was small. (hindawi.com)
  • The relationship between blood pressure (BP) control and short and long term outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is highly complex and not well understood with conflicting data. (scirp.org)
  • This large database can now provide a wealth of information about short- and long-term outcomes, provide data on which future health care policies can be evaluated, and act as a source for answers to future research questions. (aahd.us)
  • The primary outcome of interest was patient global outcome, as assessed by any of: mortality, modified Rankin Score, Glasgow Outcome Score, or any other functional or neuropsychiatric outcome. (springer.com)
  • The primary outcome measure was in-hospital mortality and the secondary outcome measure was neurologic outcomes at the time of hospital discharge. (accjournal.org)
  • The primary outcome is reduction in lobular inflammation, comparing histological appearances at baseline with appearances at 28 days. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • The aim of this study was to compare the GCS motor score and pupillary reactivity assessed in the field and at hospital admission and assess their prognostic value for 6-month mortality in patients with moderate or severe TBI. (eur.nl)
  • Field GCS motor score and pupillary reactivity at hospital admission, compared to other combinations of these parameters, possess the best prognostic value to predict 6-month mortality in patients with moderate-to-severe TBI. (eur.nl)
  • BAP-65 prediction of in-hospital mortality and need for mechanical ventilation in COPD Predicts risk of mortality and need for mechanical ventilation in acute exacerbations of COPD. (bmj.com)
  • The area under the curve (AUC) for APACHE II scores at 0 h for predicting in-hospital mortality and poor neurologic outcomes (cerebral performance category: 3-5) was more than 0.7, and for SOFA scores from 0 h to 48 h the AUC was less than 0.7. (accjournal.org)
  • Odds ratios used to determine associations between APACHE II scores from 0 h to 48 h and in-hospital mortality were 1.12 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.03-1.23), 1.13 (95% CI, 1.04-1.23), and 1.18 (95% CI, 1.07-1.30). (accjournal.org)
  • A cohort study by Hemmila et al that included 2,373,130 trauma patients reported statistically significant hospital improvements in major complications and venous thromboembolism, as well as improvements in mortality or hospice after participation in regional collaborative trauma quality improvement programs. (medscape.com)
  • There is a growing interest in assessment of the quality of hospital care, based on outcome measures. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We aimed to quantify the gain in efficiency by ordinal instead of binary outcome analyses for hospital comparisons. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We advise to exploit ordinal outcome measures for hospital comparisons, in order to increase efficiency in quality of care measurements. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In contrast, other investigations have reported that female gender is not an independent risk factor for in-hospital mortality after TBI [ 5 , 7 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Death is the most tractable outcome of care- it is easily measured, of undisputed importance to everyone, and is common in hospital settings. (bmj.com)
  • Mortality rates, especially overall hospital mortality rates, have therefore become the natural focus for measurement of clinical quality. (bmj.com)
  • So what is the problem with measuring clinical performance by comparing hospital mortality rates and what alternatives can we offer? (bmj.com)
  • The follow-ups at 14 days were done for all patients.Results: Hospital mortality was 17.4 % (26/149) within 14 days. (edu.pk)
  • Outcome was discharge from hospital or death. (rcpe.ac.uk)
  • BACKGROUND: Persistent anorectal fistulae are referred for assessment in the Durban Metropolitan area to the colorectal unit at the tertiary hospital. (scielo.org.za)
  • A risk scoring system to predict in-hospital mortality in patients with cirrhosis presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. (jptcp.com)
  • Outcomes were Serious Adverse Events (SAE), mortality 15 days following injury and in-hospital morbidity assessed by the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), the Disability Rating Scale (DRS) and a modified version of the Oxford Handicap Scale (HIREOS). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Its theoretical benefit over preexisting scores is its evaluation of brainstem reflexes and respiratory pattern which may allow better assessment of patients with severe neurologic impairment. (springer.com)
  • Notably, severe TBI (sTBI) has a mortality of 30-50%, while 30% of sTBI survivors have severe, chronic neurologic complications. (innovatecalgary.com)
  • 2 , 3 ] Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) has been shown to alleviate anoxic brain injury and improve neurologic outcomes in patients after ROSC. (accjournal.org)
  • GLASGOW COMA SCALE The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) was developed to assess the level of neurologic injury, and includes assessments of movement, speech, and eye opening This avoids the need to make arbitrary distinctions between consciousness and different levels of coma Brain injury is often classified as Severe (GCS ≤ 8), Moderate (GCS 9. (wi-health.eu)
  • Thirty-two studies demonstrated equivalency or superiority of the FOUR score compared to Glasgow Coma Score in prediction of mortality and functional outcomes. (springer.com)
  • Glasgow Coma Scale, også kaldet Glasgow Coma Score eller blot GCS bruges af læger, sygeplejersker og ambulancepersonale til at bedømme en persons bevidsthedstilstand. (wi-health.eu)
  • mardi in french Der Glasgow Coma Score lässt auch eine grobe Abschätzung des Schweregrades eines Schädel-Hirn-Traumas zu: Wert. (wi-health.eu)
  • In their work, females had a significantly higher mortality and poorer outcome compared with males but this difference was no longer significant when covariables (presence of multiple injuries, postresuscitation pupil abnormalities, and Glasgow Coma Score) were controlled for. (hindawi.com)
  • Frailty predicts mortality in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleed: A single centre observational study. (who.int)
  • To show that a prognostic model is valuable, however, it is not sufficient to show that it successfully predicts outcome in the initial development data. (bmj.com)
  • The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and pupillary reactivity are well-known prognostic factors in traumatic brain injury (TBI). (eur.nl)
  • Statistical Analysis Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to find out the independent effects of prognostic factors to be used for outcome prediction. (ruralneuropractice.com)
  • We retrospectively analyzed the factors influencing the outcome of 57 patients with intracerebellar hematomas treated in our clinic in the last 7 years. (surgicalneurologyint.com)
  • The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) on admission, as well as other parameters as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, presence of malign tumors in the medical history, or the intake of anticoagulants were assessed as independent factors influencing the outcome of the patients. (surgicalneurologyint.com)
  • The purpose of this study was to identify the clinical outcome and contributing factors of acute variceal haemorrhage in cirrhotic individuals. (jptcp.com)
  • Predictive factors of mortality from nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage: a multicenter study. (jptcp.com)
  • Although prognostic factors after severe head injury have been widely studied, 5 14-16 there is less information in the literature on the efficacy of all types of neurosurgery on outcomes in the presence of FDPs. (weddings234.com)
  • Given the limited socioeconomic and resource aspects, it will be useful to know more about prognostic factors for the outcomes of patients with FDP. (weddings234.com)
  • His current RE-AIM/PRISM interests include transparent reporting of representativeness, iterative use of RE-AIM, and pragmatic assessment of PRISM contextual factors. (re-aim.org)
  • Factors influencing mortality in elderly patients with head injuries. (ac.ir)
  • In combination, these factors exacerbate poor health outcomes in populations disproportionately affected by social conditions beyond their control, including infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19. (cdc.gov)
  • Exploratory objectives are to determine the incidence of delayed cerebral infarction on computed tomography, clinical features of delayed cerebral ischemia, angiographic vasospasm, and incidence of rescue therapy and clinical outcome. (wustl.edu)
  • Alteplase (injection) is a thrombolytic agent that is FDA approved for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in adults for the improvement of ventricular function following AMI , the reduction of the incidence of congestive heart failure , and the reduction of mortality associated with AMI . (wikidoc.org)
  • Activase is indicated for use in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) for the reduction of mortality and reduction of the incidence of heart failure. (activase.com)
  • The authors sought to evaluate glibenclamide's impact on mortality and functional outcomes of patients with aneurysmal SAH (aSAH). (thejns.org)
  • In this study, glibenclamide was not associated with better functional outcomes after aSAH. (thejns.org)
  • Clinical outcome will be determined at 90 days after aSAH using the extended Glasgow outcome scale, modified Rankin scale, Montreal cognitive assessment, telephone interview of cognitive status, and Barthel index. (wustl.edu)
  • 11. LeBlanc J, de Guise E, Gosselin N, Feyz M. Comparison of functional outcome following acute care in young, middle‑aged and elderly patients with traumatic brain injury. (ac.ir)
  • Study outcomes measures were healing time and secondary outcome measures were complications of surgery RESULTS: One hundred and thirty-three patients (median age 44 and M:F ratio 2.8:1) with 206 fistulae were accrued. (scielo.org.za)
  • Assessment of patients with severe head injuries includes a primary survey and a secondary survey. (medscape.com)
  • 2023). Using metabolomics to predict severe traumatic brain injury outcome (GOSE) at 3 and 12 months. (innovatecalgary.com)
  • In a prospective cohort of patients with moderate and severe TBI followed for a period of 3.5 years, mortality was 1.28 times higher in females than males, with the greatest difference being in deaths after discharge which was 2.14 times higher. (hindawi.com)
  • Severe head injury in the elderly: risk factor assessment and outcome analysis in a series of 100 consecutive patients at a Level 1 trauma centre. (ac.ir)
  • and had more severe outcomes compared with their non-Hispanic White (NHW) counterparts. (cdc.gov)
  • The USPSTF's evaluation of behavioral counseling interventions asks 2 primary questions: do interventions in the clinical setting influence persons to change their behavior, and does changing health behavior improve health outcomes with minimal harms? (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
  • The challenges relate broadly to study populations, intervention protocols, assessment of outcomes, and linking behavior changes to health outcomes. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
  • Figure 1 ) The systematic evidence reviews done for the USPSTF seek intervention studies that can answer whether interventions lead to changes in health outcomes and whether they can be implemented in primary care to effect behavior change. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
  • 8 This section focuses on challenges related to study populations, intervention protocols, outcomes and assessment, and linking behavior changes to health outcomes. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
  • Dysfunction Score (MODS), and Glasgow Coma Scale. (cdc.gov)
  • The Full Outline of UnResponsivness (FOUR) score is a neurological assessment score. (springer.com)
  • Our goal was to perform a scoping systematic review on the available literature for FOUR score and outcome prediction in critically ill patients. (springer.com)
  • Nine studies demonstrated prognostic value of the FOUR score in predicting mortality and functional outcomes. (springer.com)
  • Given that differences in prognostic performance are only small, both the field and admission values of GCS motor score and pupillary reaction may be reasonable to use in multi-variable prediction models to predict 6-month outcome. (eur.nl)
  • Assessing the role of frailty as measured by the Canadian Study of Health and Ageing (CSHA) clinical frailty scale, age, and other risk scores (Charles comorbidity index, Glasgow Blatchford score, AIMS 65 score) in predicting mortality in consecutive patients with upper gastrointestinal bleed over 21 months. (who.int)
  • The score of frailty is assigned by an investigator at the time of upper GI bleed from an overall clinical assessment after their informed consent. (who.int)
  • Similar results were found for analyses considering the dichotomized 6-month mRS score (favorable score 0-2), as well as for the secondary outcomes of discharge mRS score (either ordinal or dichotomized), mortality, and delayed cerebral ischemia. (thejns.org)
  • Examples of ordinal outcome measures are the modified Rankin Scale (for stroke), the Glasgow Outcome Scale (for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), the Guillain Barré syndrome disability score, the NYHA Functional Classification (for heart failure) and the Rutherford Classification (for peripheral artery disease). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Secondary outcomes include mortality and change in MELD score at 90 days. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • Controlling for age, admission Glasgow Coma Scale score, penetrating as compared to blunt injury, and presence of multiple trauma, females were 1.75 times more likely to die of their brain injury than males. (hindawi.com)
  • The maximum of preceding epidemiological research had said that about seventy five% of the TBI sufferers might be classified as slight TBI, in keeping with Glasgow comma scale (GCS) score. (alliedacademies.org)
  • The results of the study showed that patients with poor GCS on admission had also a poor Glasgow Outcome Score. (surgicalneurologyint.com)
  • Is the Glasgow Blatchford score useful in the risk assessment of patients presenting with variceal haemorrhage? (jptcp.com)
  • Adults with traumatic brain injury and a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 12 or less, who had a CT scan showing an intracranial abnormality consistent with trauma, and were within eight hours of their injury were randomly allocated to low, medium or high dose Anatibant or to placebo. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Methods and outcome definition Complications were defined using a modified Electronic Postoperative Morbidity Score. (bmj.com)
  • Mortality and delayed cerebral ischemia rates were also similar compared with placebo. (thejns.org)
  • Cerebral oedema is associated with significant mortality and morbidity after traumatic brain injury (TBI). (biomedcentral.com)
  • On the other hand, various computed tomography parameters on admission were also correlated with the clinical outcome such as, tight posterior fossa (TPF), volume of the hematoma, hydrocephalus, compression of the fourth ventricle, intraventricular bleeding, as well as the ratio of the maximal width of the hematoma in comparison to the width of the PF were taken into consideration. (surgicalneurologyint.com)
  • Outcomes were mortality and functional status at discharge and 6 months, evaluated using the modified Rankin Scale (mRS). (thejns.org)
  • Outcome measures included the length of stay (LOS), the Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOSE), the functional independence measure instrument (FIM), discharge destination, and mortality rate. (hindawi.com)
  • Traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known as acquired brain injury, head injury, or brain injury, causes substantial disability and mortality. (medscape.com)
  • Disability Rating Scale (DRS). (medscape.com)
  • Additionally, because of the excessive prevalence of TBI in sufferers who noted the emergency departments (ED), this better wide variety of sufferers result in a better paintings load with inside the ED, boom fitness gadget expenditures, and, in spite of a decrease chance of deadly outcomes, can bring about a extensive wide variety of sufferers with long term disability. (alliedacademies.org)
  • In assessment with more youthful sufferers, aged sufferers have an better chance of growing an intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) after head trauma, and their lengthy-time period final results after ICH is worse. (alliedacademies.org)
  • This study aimed to identify the outcomes of head trauma due to road traffic accidents (RTAs) in elderly patients. (ac.ir)
  • Despite clinical and pharmacological advances, greater powerful interventions are had to enhance TBI outcomes, in particular in aged sufferers. (alliedacademies.org)
  • Is It Possible To Reverse Dilate 37 5 Weeks - Aims to identify different trigeminal events (infarction, brain surgery), timing of interventions and treatment outcomes of patients with fixed and dilated pupils (FDP) in a prospective neurosurgery series. (weddings234.com)
  • Russel Glasgow, Shawn Boles, Tom Vogt as first framed in a now-classic article " Evaluating the public health impact of health promotion interventions: the RE-AIM framework " (Am J Public Health. (re-aim.org)
  • Her research examines how campus, community, clinical and corporate sectors come together to select, implement, scale and sustain the most effective health promotion/disease prevention interventions across the life-course. (re-aim.org)
  • The potential efficiency gain of ordinal outcomes, analyzed with ordinal logistic regression, compared to dichotomous outcomes, analyzed with binary logistic regression was expressed as the possible reduction in sample size while keeping the same statistical power to detect outliers. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Improvements in food insecurity at the global scale have long been closely linked to poverty reduction, as reflected in the World Bank's poverty reduction strategy 2 . (nature.com)
  • The outcome as mortality measures used were ModifiedRanking Scale (mRS) and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). (edu.pk)
  • The differences between the mean levels for GCS, DRS and HIREOS in the Anatibant and placebo groups, when adjusted for baseline GCS, showed a non-significant trend for worse outcomes in all three measures. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Measures of health inequality, to outcomes including quality of life, ties in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, which are determined by inequali- mortality, and survival. (who.int)
  • Clinically, he qualified with distinction from the University of Glasgow Medical School in 2002 and has completed emergency medicine training in Nottingham, Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire. (sheffield.ac.uk)
  • There is also some evidence for combined symptom-triggered and fixed-schedule treatment utilizing the CIWA-Ar scale (Daeppen 2002). (ebmedicine.net)
  • We deployed a cosine-similarity-based patient similarity metric (PSM) to an intensive care unit (ICU) database to identify patients that are most similar to each patient and subsequently to custom-build 30-day mortality prediction models. (plos.org)
  • The first initial assessment that should take place with every athlete found to be unconscious after head or neck trauma is the "ABC's" (airway, breathing, and circulation). (wikipedia.org)
  • However, trauma mortality prediction in individual patients by any scoring system is limited and is in general no better than good clinical judgment. (medscape.com)
  • Scientific study of the epidemiology of trauma and trauma outcomes would not be possible otherwise. (medscape.com)
  • Fundamentally, trauma outcome prediction is a multivariate problem. (medscape.com)
  • Illustration of the burden of trauma-related mortality borne by LMICs in comparison to HICs. (frontiersin.org)
  • Trauma is the most common cause of mortality and morbidity in the US pediatric population. (medscape.com)
  • Current methods used for the prognosis of TBI, including neuroimaging and clinical assessment, have insufficient sensitivity and specificity. (innovatecalgary.com)
  • This audit aimed to report the assessment and management of these fistulae to benchmark the outcomes from these approaches at a South African tertiary colorectal unit METHODS: Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data of patients with anorectal fistulae over a 13-year period at a tertiary referral centre. (scielo.org.za)
  • The effect of pulse pressure and interactions with type of antihypertensive therapy on mortality after acute ischemic stroke has not been previously evaluated. (scirp.org)
  • A retrospective cohort study was conducted to evaluate the independent and interactive effects of pulse pressure and antihypertensive class (specifically angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin type 1 receptor blocker, or beta blocker) on mortality following acute ischemic stroke. (scirp.org)
  • We simulated ordinal and dichotomous outcomes based on the modified Rankin Scale (stroke) and Glasgow Outcome Scale (TBI) in scenarios with and without true differences between hospitals in outcome. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Compared to mortality, ordinal outcome analyses allowed for up to 37 to 63% less patients. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Ordinal values are assigned to survey items in the four functional areas and analyzed to produce scales of high reliability. (aahd.us)
  • All cause mortality in the Anatibant treated group was 19% and in the placebo group 15.8% (relative risk 1.20, 95% CI 0.61 to 2.36). (biomedcentral.com)
  • day mortality of stroke over the past 50 years. (edu.pk)
  • Predicting mortality in stroke. (edu.pk)
  • Modified Rankin Scale in stroke trials. (edu.pk)
  • No differences in outcomes were found between the stroke injury and postoperative groups. (weddings234.com)
  • The indication for digital subtraction angiography (DSA) in these latter 2 cases was assessment of cervicocerebral vessels after intravenous thrombolysis of an acute stroke in one case and headaches of uncertain etiology in the other case (initially examined at 1.5T by MR imaging and MR angiography). (ajnr.org)
  • Descriptive statistics with rates and proportions will be obtained regarding feasibility outcomes, along with the noncompartmental method for pharmacokinetic analyses. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We hypothesized that the presence of particular microbiota in endotracheal tube aspirates during the course of intubation was associated with clinical outcomes such as extubation failure or 28-day mortality. (mdpi.com)
  • APACHE II scoring system Estimates ICU mortality. (bmj.com)
  • The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between acute physiologic and chronic health examination (APACHE) II and sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) scores and outcomes of post-cardiac arrest patients treated with therapeutic hypothermia (TH). (accjournal.org)
  • Receiver-operating characteristic and logistic regression analysis were used to determine the predictability of outcomes with serial APACHE II and SOFA scores. (accjournal.org)
  • This will lead to the achievement of the best possible outcomes for critically ill and injured children. (frontiersin.org)
  • The study was primarily designed to assess the change in the level of neurological impairment in subjects suffering from the symptoms of EHS, from baseline to 90 minutes post-randomization, using the Glasgow Coma Scale ("GCS"), a validated and widely used tool among clinicians. (mhaus.org)
  • voice cloning In 1974, two professors of neurosurgery at the Institute of Neurological Sciences, University of Glasgow , Graham Teasdale and Bryan J. Aim of the study is to assess knowledge and attitude of staff nurses regarding Glasgow coma scale before and after planned teaching programme. (wi-health.eu)
  • The aim of this study was to compare acute outcome between men and women after sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI). (hindawi.com)
  • In this study we prospectively studied the aetiology of ARDS and its short-term outcome. (rcpe.ac.uk)
  • Patient outcome prediction has been identified as one of the key learning applications of big health care data [ 1 ], and plays important roles in clinical medicine as it is tightly related to intervention selection, care planning, and resource allocation. (plos.org)
  • interactive workshops throughout the development of What are the comparative resource and outcome consequences of the the framework: at the annual meetings of the Society intervention? (cancercentrum.se)
  • The global emphasis on reductions in childhood mortality and meeting the Sustainable Developmental Goals (SDGs), has resulted in significant gains in reducing childhood deaths around the world ( 1 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Clinical assessment of neurological status is a vital element in decision making, outcome prediction, and information sharing among medical professionals. (springer.com)
  • For hospitalization, most of these patients are not fully evaluated, so pupillary examination remains an important tool for clinical assessment. (weddings234.com)
  • Lack of power to detect differences between hospitals is a common problem for several clinically relevant outcome indicators. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The Company determined that this patient cohort was a sufficient number of subjects to enable assessment of a clinically meaningful treatment effect of RYANODEX in EHS. (mhaus.org)
  • ARDS due to scrub typhus appeared to be mild with good outcome. (rcpe.ac.uk)