OBJECTIVE Socioeconomic status (SES) is inversely related to pediatric mortality in the community. However, it is unknown if this association exists for in-hospital pediatric mortality. Our objective was to determine the association of SES with in-hospital pediatric mortality among children's hospitals and to compare observed mortality with expected mortality generated from national all-hospita...

development of models that can predict potential stroke mortality is important for research purposes, but also to inform families correctly. Using data from Brasov Stroke Registry, we created predictive models for inhospital acute stroke mortality that include demographic (age, gender), history (arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, atrial fibrillation) and clinical information (NIHSS at ad...

With increasing life expectancies, the burden of aortic valve disease continues to be a major contributor to morbidity and mortality, affecting millions of elderly people [1,2]. Aortic stenosis (AS) begins with a long asymptomatic period [3]. Once symptomatic, survival becomes poor unless the outflow obstruction is relieved [4-6]. Retrospective studies have shown that if the patient experiences...

background: snakebite is a serious public health problem in the world. the annual incidence of snakebites ranges from 4.5-9.1 in 100,000 population in iran. with regard to diversity of envenomation profiles in different geographical parts of iran, the aim of this study was to determine the demographical data, clinical and laboratory findings, and the outcome of the snakebite victims referred to...

The Faculty of Public Health (FPH) is committed to ensuring that hospital care is safe, effective and provides the highest possible standard of clinical care. The first attempt to categorise hospitals by their mortality rates and make imputations about the quality of care delivered in them based on how many patients die, dates back to the seminal work of Florence Nightingale (best known for dra...

Staff-to-patient ratios are a current policy concern in hospitals nationwide. Legislators in California and New York have imposed staffing requirements on hospitals that are estimated to cost hundreds of millions of dollars per year. These reforms were motivated by the presumption of a causal link between lower hospital staffing levels and adverse patient outcomes. However, the cited empirical ...

Background Death occurring in hospital is medically certified by attending physicians with cause of death. In developing countries such as Nepal, limited resources are available related to the pattern of deaths that occur in hospitals, so that the health priorities can be selected wisely. Objective The objective of this study was to determine the pattern, frequency and causes of inpatient morta...

introduction surgical site infection is a common side effect of surgeries that causes an increase in morbidity, mortality , patient length of stay in the hospital and hospital expenses. quality management as an organizational strategy helps improve working processes and enhance hospital productivity. method this study aimed to examine the impact of applying a quality management technique on red...