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30-Days-Mortality

 70–90 dB: severe hearing loss  >90 dB: profound hearing loss/deafness

Definition All postoperative mortality within 30 days.

Death Certificate Daytime Sleepiness Definition Drowsiness and difficulty staying awake and alert during the major waking episodes of the day, sometimes resulting in unintended lapses into sleep.

DCD ▶ Disease-Controlled Days

Definition The official legal record of the death of a person. It usually also contains information about the cause of death and certain demographic information about the deceased such as age, gender, race, occupation, and place of death.

Death Certification Definition Completion of the death certificate by an official (often a physician, funeral director, or coroner).

DDD Definition Defined Daily Doses for use of a drug; the assumed average doses used by adults for the main indication of the drug.

Deafness Definition Deafness is defined by partial or complete hearing loss. Levels of hearing impairment vary from a mild but important loss of sensitivity to a total loss of hearing. A substantial number of hearing impairments are caused by environmental factors such as noise, drugs, and toxins. Many sensorineural hearing losses result from a genetic predisposition. Classification hearing loss:

 0–20 dB: normal hearing  20–35 dB: mild hearing loss  35–70 dB: moderate hearing loss

Death Registration Definition Registration and archiving of death certificates, usually by a governmental agency.

Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis Definition Liver cirrhosis with ascites, variceal bleeding, and/or hepatic encephalopathy.

Deconditioning Definition Deconditioning is a state of losing physical fitness. It can be due to a prolonged period of inactivity which results in muscle loss including heart and respiratory muscles.

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