A five-year retrospective study of the epidemiological characteristics and visual outcomes of patients hospitalized for ocular trauma in a Mediterranean area

Abstract Background The present study aims to provide a comparative analysis of the etiologies of female infertility between Dehong, on the Yunnan Frontier, and Kunming. Methods A retrospective study, which included 941 infertile females in Kunming who were treated in the First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province and infertile females who were treated in the local hospital in Dehong from January 2016 to November 2018, was conducted. A comparative analysis of the etiologies of infertility in the two regions was then carried out. Results In patients with primary infertility, ovulation disorder (15.03%) was the main cause of infertility in Kunming, and pelvic inflammatory disease (25.59%) was the main cause in Dehong. With regard to secondary infertility, although pelvic inflammatory disease was the main cause of infertility in both regions, the incidence of intrauterine adhesions in Kunming was significantly higher than in Dehong. Conclusions The etiology of infertility showed different epidemiological characteristics depending on the region, hence individualized treatment should be given accordingly

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Profile of ocular trauma in patients presenting to the department of ophthalmology at Hawassa University: Retrospective study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0213893 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. e0213893 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kindie Desta Alem ◽

Demoze Delelegn Arega ◽

Samson Tesfaye Weldegiorgis ◽

Bekalu Getahun Agaje ◽

Emebet Girma Tigneh

Keyword(s):

Retrospective Study ◽

Ocular Trauma ◽

Department Of Ophthalmology ◽

Hawassa University

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Paediatric visceral leishmaniasis: a retrospective study on clinical manifestations, demographic features and laboratory findings of hospitalised cases in Iran between 2006 and 2016

Tropical Doctor ◽

10.1177/0049475518811513 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 49 (1) ◽

pp. 59-61 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Manijeh Nourian ◽

Aliehsan Heidari ◽

Saleheh Tajali ◽

Erfan Ghasemi ◽

Mehdi Mohebali ◽

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Keyword(s):

Retrospective Study ◽

Visceral Leishmaniasis ◽

Clinical Manifestations ◽

Laboratory Findings ◽

Neglected Disease ◽

Paediatric Hospital ◽

Geographical Regions ◽

Epidemiological Characteristics ◽

Demographic Features

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected disease. Our retrospective study describes 38 clinical and epidemiological characteristics of VL in patients admitted to a paediatric hospital in Tehran, Iran, who came from different geographical regions, indicating that the disease has spread to most parts of the country. Some 76.3% of the children documented suffered with symptoms of the disease for two months before admission.

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Immediate Outcomes of Traumatic Brain Injury at a Tertiary Care Hospital Of Pakistan- A Retrospective Study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-84330/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Maria Khan ◽

Uzair Yaqoob ◽

Zair Hassan ◽

Muhammad Muizz Uddin

Keyword(s):

Traumatic Brain Injury ◽

Retrospective Study ◽

Brain Injury ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Epidemiological Data ◽

Initial Assessment ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Hospital Data ◽

Epidemiological Characteristics ◽

The Impact

Abstract Background: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) which is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality all over the world and the impact is much worse in Pakistan. The objective of the study is to describe the epidemiological characteristics of patients with TBI in our country and to determine the immediate outcomes of patients with TBI after the presentation.Method: This retrospective study was conducted at the Lady Reading Hospital. Data were extracted from the medical record room from January 1st to December 31st, 2019. The severity of TBI was based on Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and was divided into mild (GCS 13-15), moderate (GCS 9-12), and severe TBI (GCS <8) based on the GCS. SPSS v.23 was used for data analysis. Results: Out of 5047 patients, 3689 (73.1%) males and 1358 (26.9%) females. The most commonly affected age group was 0-10 years (25.6%) and 21-30 years (20.1%). was the predominant cause of injury (38.8%, n=1960) followed by fall (32.7%, n=1649). Most (93.6%, n=4710) of the TBIs were mild. After the full initial assessment and workup, and completing all first-aid management, the immediate outcome was divided into four, most frequent (67.2%, n=3393) of which was “disposed (discharged)”, and 9.3% (n=470) were admitted for further management.Conclusion: Our study represents a relatively conclusive picture of epidemiological data on the burden of TBI in Pakistan. Although a large proportion of patients had a mild TBI, they may likely be under-diagnosed. This warrants for further investigation of MTBI in population-based studies across the globe.

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Malaria risk stratification in Colombia 2010 to 2019

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0247811 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. e0247811

Author(s):

Julio Cesar Padilla-Rodríguez ◽

Mario J. Olivera ◽

Martha Liliana Ahumada-Franco ◽

Andrea Elizabeth Paredes-Medina

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Retrospective Study ◽

Risk Stratification ◽

Malaria Elimination ◽

Malaria Risk ◽

Pacific Region ◽

Anopheles Albimanus ◽

Malaria Burden ◽

The Pacific ◽

Epidemiological Characteristics

Background Heterogeneity and focalization are the most common epidemiological characteristics of endemic countries in the Americas, where malaria transmission is moderate and low. During malaria elimination, the first step is to perform a risk stratification exercise to prioritize interventions. This study aimed to identify malaria risk strata in the ecoepidemiological regions of Colombia. Methods This was a descriptive and retrospective study using cumulative malaria cases in 1,122 municipalities of Colombia from 2010 to 2019. To identify the strata, the criteria proposed by PAHO were adapted. To classify the receptive areas (strata 2, 3, and 4) and nonreceptive areas (stratum 1), 1,600 m above sea level, ecotypes, main malaria vector presence, Plasmodium species prevalence and occurrence of malaria cases were used. The area occupied by the receptive municipalities, the cumulative burden, and the at-risk population in the regions were calculated. Results Ninety-one percent of the Colombian territory is receptive to the transmission of malaria and includes 749 municipalities with 9,734,271 (9,514,243–9,954,299) million at-risk inhabitants. Stratum 4 accounted for 96.7% of the malaria burden, and cases were concentrated primarily in the Pacific and Uraba-Bajo Cauca-Sinu-San Jorge regions. Plasmodium vivax predominates in most of the receptive municipalities, except in the municipalities of the Pacific region, where P. falciparum predominates. Anopheles albimanus, An. nuneztovari s.l., and An. darlingi were the main vectors in receptive areas. Conclusions In Colombia, 91.2% of the territory is receptive to the transmission of malaria and is characterized by being both heterogeneous and focused. Stratum 4 contains the greatest burden of disease, with a relatively greater proportion of municipalities with a predominance of P. vivax. However, there is a low proportion of municipalities with P. falciparum mainly in the Pacific region. These findings suggest that the latter be prioritized within the malaria elimination plan in Colombia.

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