March 1 2013 20130301 Complications after kidney cancer surgery are linked with decreased long-term survival
February 1 2013 20130201 Abnormal electrocardiogram results nearly double the risk of cardiovascular-related death for patients without heart disease
February 1 2013 20130201 Factors linked to racial or ethnic disparities in U.S. fetal death rates differ among groups
January 1 2013 20130101 Aldosterone antagonist therapy at hospital discharge linked to modest reduced risk of rehospitalization for heart failure
January 1 2013 20130101 Partial kidney removal offers survival advantage for elderly patients with small tumors
December 1 2012 20121201 A few preoperative factors can be used to predict inpatient deaths following surgery
December 1 2012 20121201 Patients transferred to the intensive care unit within 24 hours of admission
November 1 2012 20121101 Studies find emotional and health problems and elevated deaths among recently released prisoners
September 1 2012 20120901 Hospital volume does not predict mortality for patients undergoing lung cancer surgery
September 1 2011 20110901 Blacks who receive heart transplants have poorer survival than other racial groups
August 1 2011 20110801 Primary anterior cervical fusion has lower in-hospital complication rates and deaths than posterior cervical fusion
July 1 2011 20110701 Trauma center patients treated after hours or on weekends have no difference in mortality rates
July 1 2011 20110701 Two approaches help identify cardiac surgery patients at risk for postoperative kidney failure
June 1 2011 20110601 Older persons with chronic kidney disease and lower systolic blood pressure have higher mortality rates
June 1 2011 20110601 Organizational culture distinguishes top-performing hospitals in patient outcomes from heart attack
April 1 2011 20110401 Certain hospital characteristics influence mortality after complications following high-risk surgery
April 1 2011 20110401 Obese patients with hypertension and diabetes have a greater risk of dying after noncardiac surgery
March 1 2011 20110301 Better hospital quality of care for the elderly is associated with lower mortality after discharge
March 1 2011 20110301 Hospitals with more patients who receive angioplasty within 90 minutes of a heart attack have lower mortality rates
March 1 2011 20110301 Medicare-insured patients with head or neck cancer differ little in mortality risk because of race or ethnicity
February 1 2011 20110201 Routing ambulances to cardiac surgery-equipped hospitals more cost-effective than building more such hospitals
November 1 2010 20101101 Higher risk of death or heart attack in first 90 days after cardiac patients stop taking clopidogrel
November 1 2010 20101101 Hospital report cards on coronary bypass surgery are more accurate when based on 2-year data
August 1 2010 20100801 Lower mortality rates after surgery at high-volume hospitals due to fewer complications and other factors
June 1 2010 20100601 Medicare Advantage enrollees are admitted to hospitals with higher mortality rates than Medicare fee-for-service enrollees
April 1 2010 20100401 To reduce hospital deaths, managing surgical complications may be as important as preventing them
March 1 2010 20100301 Advantage of high survival rates among low-weight black infants has waned over time
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