Science news articles about 'patient survival rates'

... looked at the one-year kidney survival rates and one-year patient survival rates of 36,492 ... -negative groups had equal kidney and patient survival rates, says Locke. According to Locke, this is significant because ...

... at least 20 lung transplant procedures a year, on average, have the best overall patient survival rates and lowest number of deaths from the complex ...

WACO, Texas, May 7 (UPI) -- A U.S. study has determined even mild cases of acute kidney injury after liver transplantation are associated with lower patient survival rates.

... damaging normal tissue. By using the compounds in conjunction with conventional treatment, the researchers hope patient survival rates will ultimately increase. The incidence of melanoma ...

... complications in the intensive care unit; less stimulation to the immune system; and higher patient survival rates. According to lead author Hans-Christoph ...

... . Since liver transplantation began in 1963, survival rates have increased dramatically with overall 1-year and 5-year patient survival rates at 86.9% and 73.6%, respectively. As long-term survival rates increase, metabolic complications such as cardiovascular ...

... spectroscopy coupled with high dose radiation in the form of Gamma Knife radiosurgery. Patients' survival rates increased by almost four months ...

... rhythm is needed. The study compared patient survival rates after EMS providers performed at least ... 's preliminary results indicate similar survival rates of patients with preserved neurologic function between both ...

... of Transplant Recipients (SRTR), the graft and patient survival rates were 82.4% and 87.1 ... of HCV is the first cause of graft loss and reduction in patient survival in most liver transplant programs ...

... risk of 1 year mortality increased by 7.5%. In an effort to improve patient survival rates, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) developed ...

... to other treatments, survival rates after RFA were comparable to those of surgery," said Sofocleous. "We treated 56 patients—a highly ... —or life extensions—are in addition to the patients' survival rates after surgery," added the co-author of "Radiofrequency ...

... recently in the journal Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, holds the potential for significant improvements in patient survival rate. The research is part of the Early Detection ...

... centers in the U.S. in the 5-year survival rate of patients, with a higher number of procedures performed ... , the center where a patient undergoes LT may be a major determinant of survival rate. The observation that this variability ...

... at the San Diego branch of the LICR. Even with maximum treatment effort, the median patient survival rate for a diagnosed GBM is nine to 12 ...

... graft survival rates, better survival rates and fewer cardiovascular events than patients kept ... and a 91.7 percent patient survival rate, as compared to 68.6 percent graft ... percent patient survival for chronic corticosteroid (CCS) patients. UC's survival rates were numerically ...