Articles: mortality.
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Gigiena i sanitariia · May 2010
Comparative Study Historical Article[Consideration of a potential death risk in the methodology of assessing the population's health].
It has been shown that when calculating the summarized population's health index and the significance (weight) of partial signs, it is expedient to use the calculation from the potential death risk index rather than an expert judgment. The results of calculation examples using morbidity and mortality rates suggest that public health can be assessed on this methodic ground. It is advisable to apply the proposed method for assessing the population's health during sanitary-and-epidemiological surveillance (sociohygienic monitoring) when decisions are taken on the lines of health-promotion measures to reduce morbidity and mortality mainly by circulatory diseases, neoplasms, injuries, and intoxications.
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Objectives-This report presents final 2007 data on U. S. deaths, death rates, life expectancy, infant and maternal mortality, and trends by selected characteristics such as age, sex, Hispanic origin, race, marital status, educational attainment, injury at work, state of residence, and cause of death. Methods-Information reported on death certificates, which are completed by funeral directors, attending physicians, medical examiners, and coroners, is presented in descriptive tabulations. ⋯ The infant mortality rate in 2007 was 6.75 deaths per 1,000 live births. Conclusions-Mortality patterns in 2007, such as the decline in the age-adjusted death rate to a record historical low, were generally consistent with long-term trends. Life expectancy reached a record high in 2007, increasing 0.2 year from 2006.
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Physical activity, diet, smoking, and alcohol consumption have been shown to be related to mortality. We examined prospectively the individual and combined influence of these risk factors on total and cause-specific mortality. ⋯ The combined effect of poor health behaviors on mortality was substantial, indicating that modest, but sustained, improvements to diet and lifestyle could have significant public health benefits.
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By a prospective database analysis of patients with an injury to the chest admitted to the University Medical Center Utrecht between 2000 and 2004 were studied. All patients with a blood gas analyses were included. Absolute BD was used for analyses. Clinical outcome parameters were recorded. ⋯ Admission BD is a predictive factor in thoracic trauma patients for mortality and chest related complications. Furthermore it is a predictive factor for ICU admission, required ventilation and hospital stay. The use of BD in thoracic trauma patients can potentially identify patients who require additional monitoring or early aggressive therapy.