Blar i Faculty of Medicine på emneord "Morbidity"
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The badness of death and priorities in health
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-04-14)Background The state of the world is one with scarce medical resources where longevity is not equally distributed. Given such facts, setting priorities in health entails making difficult yet unavoidable decisions about ... -
Effect of the World Health Organization Checklist on Patient Outcomes: A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05)Objectives: We hypothesized reduction of 30 days’ in-hospital morbidity, mortality, and length of stay postimplementation of the World Health Organization’s Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC). Background: Reductions of morbidity ... -
Emergency surgery in the elderly: the balance between function, frailty, fatality and futility
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-02-03)Becoming old is considered a privilege and results from the socioeconomic progress and improvements in health care systems worldwide. However, morbidity and mortality increases with age, and even more so in acute onset ... -
International REgistry to assess medical Practice with lOngitudinal obseRvation for Treatment of Heart Failure (REPORT-HF): Rationale for and design of a global registry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-03-10)Aims. The clinical characteristics, initial presentation, management, and outcomes of patients hospitalized with new-onset (first diagnosis) heart failure (HF) or decompensation of chronic HF are poorly understood worldwide. ... -
Risk factors and preventive strategies for post-operative pancreatic fistula after pancreatic surgery: a comprehensive review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-03)Background: Pancreas surgery has developed into a fairly safe procedure in terms of mortality, but is still hampered by considerable morbidity. Among the most frequent and dreaded complications are the development of a ... -
Scoring systems for outcome prediction in patients with perforated peptic ulcer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-04-10)Background: Patients with perforated peptic ulcer (PPU) often present with acute, severe illness that carries a high risk for morbidity and mortality. Mortality ranges from 3-40% and several prognostic scoring systems have ...