OBJECTIVE This paper reviews trends in mortality and morbidity to evaluate whether there has been a compression of morbidity. METHODS Review of recent research and analysis of recent data for the United States relating mortality change to the length of life without 1 of 4 major diseases or loss of mobility functioning. RESULTS Mortality declines have slowed down in the United States in rece...

abstract nowadays, coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg) is considered to be one of the most common surgical procedures. this procedure has been the main topic in many clinical research studies, which have assessed the effect of the procedure on patients’ outcomes. like other surgical procedures, this procedure is also accompanied by a number of unwanted complications, including those of the r...

Background Approximately 1% to 2% of hospitalized patients get discharged or leave from the hospital against medical advice and up to 26% in some centers. They have higher readmission rate and risk of complications than patients who receive complete care. In this study we aimed to determine the rate of leave against medical advice (...