Such a measure is invaluable in calculating reduction of morbidity where, as is often the case, there is not a complete abolition of morbidity.
Finally, while testing for some drugs may not appear cost-effective, the prevention or reduction of morbidity and mortality may offset any laboratory costs.
Single-stage direct closure with a specially designed flap has advantages including a reduction of morbidity from avoidance of skin grafting and shorter surgery.
Setting: Fifteen dialysis centers across the United States participating in the Reduction of Morbidity and Mortality Among Hemodialysis Patients (HEMO) study.
Will a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) antidepressant similarly prevent depression after ACS? Will it result in a significant reduction of morbidity and mortality?
The major therapeutic benefit of hydroxyurea, the only FDA-approved pharmacologic treatment for sickle cell disease (SCD), is directly related to fetal hemoglobin (HbF) production that leads to significant reduction of morbidity and mortality.
Coppen et al. (1971) reported a highly significant reduction of morbidity in unipolar depressives in a prospective double-blind placebo-controlled trial in which patients received lithium or placebo over 27 months.
Developing predictive models that incorporate genetic and phenotypic markers will enable early diagnosis and, therefore, intervention, ultimately resulting in reduction of morbidity and of the public health concerns associated with OSA in obese children.
During the course of the different study phases, zofenopril has successively demonstrated benefits on the reduction of morbidity and mortality after anterior myocardial infarction in STEMI patients, benefits that are maintained over the long term, since at 1 year, the mortality rate is significantly lower in the zofenopril group compared to the placebo group.
Since no vaccine is available at this time, reduction of morbidity has become the most important goal for all schistosomiasis control programs.
With an estimated 90 million pet cats in the US and a predicted 8 20 million cats with chronic bacteremia, prevention and reduction of morbidity in humans from CSD could be achieved through extensive cat vaccination programs [4].
