Risks of severe morbidity (the first clinical event leading to death or hospitalisation) andmortality were documented and verified using medical records retrospectively and estimated using cumulative incidence functions. Associations with baseline characteristics wereassessed by competing risk regression models ...
We describe severe morbidity and mortality of untreated HIV-infected children./p pMethods/p pAll HIV-infected children enrolled from 2004-2009 in a prospective HIV programme in two health facilities in Abidjan, Cte dIvoire, were eligible from their time of inclusion. Risks of severe morbidity (...
Severe morbidity and mortality associated with influenza in children and young adults -- Michigan, 2003 MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly ReportUS Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mortality, severe morbidity and injury in children living with single parents in Sweden: a population-based study Child: Care, Health & DevelopmentReading, Richard
SummaryBackground Growing up with one parent has become increasingly common, and seems to entail disadvantages in terms of socioeconomic circumstances and health. We aimed to investigate differences in mortality, severe morbidity, and injury between children living in households with one adult and those...
Lost opportunities for effective management of obstetric conditions to reduce maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in Argentina and Uruguay To review the use of evidence-based practices in the care of mothers who died or had severe morbidity attending public hospitals in two Latin American ...
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality with widespread social, personal, and financial implications for those who survive. TBI is caused by four main events: motor vehicle accidents, sporting injuries, falls, and assaults. Similarly to international statistics, ann...
Severe sepsis is associated with high levels of morbidity and mortality, placing a high burden on healthcare resources. We aimed to study outcomes in the five years after severe sepsis. This was a cohort study using data from a prospective audit in 26 ad
The severity of depression is related to its clinical features and also its impact in terms of morbidity and mortality. Depression is the most common psychiatric disorders associated with suicide and is found in almost one out of two cases, in 85% of situations associated with another mental dis...
Although neurological signs and symptoms are well described in leptospiral infections, cerebral edema has not been reported previously. We have encountered two patients with severe leptospiral infection, associated with multisystem involvement, who developed cerebral edema. Both patients were in acute oligo...