OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of avoidable mortality on the changes in life expectancy at birth in Spain. METHODS Standard life table techniques and the Arriaga method were used to calculate and to decompose life expectancy (LE) changes by age, effects and groups of causes of avoidable mortality among three periods (1987-91, 1992-6 and 1997-2001). A list of causes of avoidable mortality re...

OBJECTIVE To collect accurate data on disease- and microbial-specific causes and avoidable factors in child deaths in a developing country. METHODS A systematic prospective audit of deaths of children seen at Goroka Hospital in the highlands of Papua New Guinea was carried out. Over a 24-month period, we studied 353 consecutive deaths of children: 126 neonates, 186 children aged 1-59 months, ...

Trauma is a major--and increasing--cause of death, especially in low- and middle income countries. In all countries rural areas are especially hard hit, and the distribution of physicians is skewed towards cities. To reduce avoidable deaths from injury all links in the chain of survival after trauma needs strengthening. Prioritizing in each country should be done by local researchers, but littl...

Twenty per cent of Accident and Emergency department attendance by the elderly in a regional hospital in Hong Kong were deemed 'avoidable' by the attending doctors. The 'avoidable' attendants were younger and physically more independent than the appropriate attendants, and more of them were illiterate. Half of them attended the Accident and Emergency department for somatic complaints. Strategie...

We characterize the formulas that are avoided by every $\alpha$-free word for some $\alpha>1$. show avoidable whose fragments of form $XY$ or $XYX$ $4$-avoidable. The largest avoidability index an palindrome pattern is known to be at least $4$ and most $16$. make progress toward conjecture

Background: The health insurance and family physician reform in Iran were implemented in 2005. This study was conducted to assess the effect of these reforms on avoidable hospitalizations among the rural population of Eslam-shahr County, Iran.    Methods: We conducted a before-after study in Eslam-shahr County’s single existing hospital. This county is a part of the Tehran Prov...

conclusions relative high number of avoidable deaths indicates that performance of health system was not desirable in kerman during the studied years. examining trend of avoidable deaths showed that these mortalities are increasing although it is not significant nowadays. however, if this trend continues, it will be very alarming for health care authorities in this region. results two thousand ...

Introduction Trauma is the leading cause of death for young people in Norway [1]. Studies indicate that several of these deaths are avoidable if the patient receives correct initial treatment [2-4]. The trauma team is responsible for initial hospital treatment of traumatized patients, and team members have previously reported that non-technical skills as communication, leadership and cooperatio...

Cigarette smoking is the most avoidable cause of death in the United States, and although most smokers want to quit, initial attempts usually fail (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005a, 2005b). Smoking-related illnesses (e.g., cancer, cardiovascular disease) can be reduced by removing the risk factor. A multifaceted approach that includes a tobacco assessment to provide behavioral,...