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UrduA UCLA research team has created the Comorbid Operative Risk Evaluation (CORE) score to better account for the role chronic illness plays in patient’s risk of mortality after operation, allowing surgeons to adjust to patients’ pre-existing conditions and more easily determine mortality risk.
Tag: Mortality Risk
Presence of Subclinical Atherosclerosis Is Marker of Mortality and Its Progression Increases Risk of Death
Mount Sinai study also shows imaging for early detection and monitoring can improve prediction and prevention of premature death
Vitamin D deficiency associated with increased mortality risk
A study of more than 300,000 adults in the United Kingdom has found support for a causal relationship between vitamin D deficiency and mortality. These findings suggest a need for public health strategies to maintain healthy levels of vitamin D in the population. The study is published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Drinking black tea may be associated with lower mortality risk
A prospective cohort study found that drinking black tea may be associated with a moderately lower mortality risk. The risk was lowest among persons drinking two or more cups of tea per day. The findings are published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Weak handgrip strength may signal serious health issues
Muscle strength is a powerful predictor of mortality that can quickly and inexpensively be assessed by measuring handgrip strength.
New Online COVID-19 Mortality Risk Calculator Could Help Determine Who Should Get Vaccines First
A new online calculator for estimating individual and community-level risk of dying from COVID-19 has been developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
A surgeon’s birthday may be a dicey day for older patients
Older people who undergo emergency surgeries on their operating surgeon’s birthday may be more likely to die within a month than patients who go through similar procedures on other days, a new UCLA-led study suggests.