Publications by authors named "Fayreal Niaz"
Open Respir Med J
August 2024
Article Synopsis
- The obesity paradox indicates that obese patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation (COPDE) may actually fare better, but malnutrition can lead to poorer outcomes among these patients.
- This study examined the implications of malnutrition in both obese and non-obese COPD patients hospitalized with COPDE, utilizing data from the National Inpatient Sample from 2017 to 2020.
- Findings revealed that malnourished patients had significantly higher rates of mortality, increased need for invasive mechanical ventilation, longer hospital stays, and greater total charges compared to non-malnourished patients, highlighting malnutrition as a critical risk factor.
Article Synopsis
- Pulmonary hypertension (PH) increases blood pressure in pulmonary arteries, leading to serious complications like low oxygen delivery, and this study examines its effects on patients with congestive heart failure after a heart attack (STEMI).
- Researchers analyzed data from nearly 27,000 STEMI patients (with 95 having group II PH) to evaluate mortality rates and other health outcomes using the National Inpatient Sample database from 2017 to 2020.
- The findings indicated that patients with GIIPH had significantly higher in-hospital mortality rates and longer hospital stays compared to those without PH, underscoring the negative impact of GIIPH on health and economic outcomes.
