Risk factor

Global, regional, and national time trends in mortality for breast cancer, 1992–2021: an age-period-cohort analysis for the global burden of disease 2021 study | BMC Public Health

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Global and regional burden trends in breast cancer from 1992 to 2021 In 2021, the global estimated number of deaths from breast cancer was 660.93 thousand (95% UI 609.17 to 707.18, Table 1). Table 1 presents global and regional breast cancer mortality data for 2021, including all-age rates, age-standardized rates (ASRs), and net drifts from 1992 to … Read more

The association between deep vein thrombosis at admission and the time from injury to admission in hip fractures | BMC Geriatrics

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Hickey BA, Cleves A, Alikhan R, Pugh N, Nokes L, Perera A. The effect of active toe movement (AToM) on calf pump function and deep vein thrombosis in patients with acute foot and ankle trauma treated with cast – A prospective randomized study. Foot Ankle Surg. 2017;23(3):183–8. PubMed  Google Scholar  Tanner DA, Kloseck M, Crilly … Read more

Risk factors and outcomes of hyperactive delirium in older medical inpatients admitted to non-intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study | BMC Psychiatry

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Research hypothesis and objectives This study examined the null hypothesis that no significant difference exists in the rate of unexpected rehospitalization, unplanned emergency department (ED) visits, and mortality based on the presence of hyperactive delirium. Using the PICO approach [19], the research hypothesis was formulated as follows: older medical inpatients admitted to non-ICU settings at … Read more

Association between lactate-to-albumin ratio and all-cause mortality in critically ill cirrhotic patients with sepsis: a retrospective analysis of the MIMIC-IV database | BMC Gastroenterology

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European Association for the Study of the Liver. Electronic address: Ee, European Association for the study of the liver. EASL Clinical Practice guidelines for the management of patients with decompensated cirrhosis. J Hepatol. 2018;69(2):406–60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2018.03.024. Article  Google Scholar  Kosuta I, Premkumar M, Reddy KR. Review article: evaluation and care of the critically ill patient with … Read more

Inherited metabolic diseases are a potent risk factor for cytomegalovirus infection in pediatric living donor liver transplantation | BMC Infectious Diseases

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Ramanan P, Razonable RR. Cytomegalovirus infections in solid organ transplantation: a review. Infect Chemother. 2013;45:260–71. Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Razonable RR. Cytomegalovirus infection after liver transplantation: current concepts and challenges. World J Gastroenterol. 2008;14:4849–60. Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Kotton CN, Kumar D, Caliendo AM, Huprikar S, Chou S, Danziger-Isakov L, Humar … Read more