scholarly journals A cross sectional study on clinical profile of endoscopic proven gastroesophageal reflux disease

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1153
Author(s):  
Anshuman . ◽  
S. R. Kulkarni
Keyword(s):  
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease ◽  
Gastroesophageal Reflux ◽  
Reflux Disease ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Gastrointestinal Diseases ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Study Results

Background: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the main gastrointestinal diseases. It is due to the abnormal reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus or beyond. It has many symptoms and also many complications.Methods: Authors carried out this study to know the common symptoms, complications of GERD and the endoscopic study results regarding the same. 100 patients attending the surgery department at a tertiary care hospital were included in the study.Results: Mean age of participants was 54.09±14.75 years. Authors divided the 100 patients into two groups, GERD with complications (28 patients) and GERD without complications (72 patients). In the present study, out of 100 GERD patients, 73 patients were males (73%) and 27 patients were females (27%) with male to female ratio of 2.7:1. In this study, among 100 GERD patients, body mass index was <25 in 70 patients (70%) and ≥25 in 30 patients (30%). Heartburn was present in 72% patients, regurgitation in 71%, retrosternal chest pain was seen in 68% patients and dysphagia was seen in 29%. Out of 100 GERD patients, 16 patients (16%) had esophageal ulcers, 8 patients (8%) had Barrett’s esophagus, 4 patients (4%) had esophageal stricture and 72 patients (72%) didn’t have any complications.Conclusions: Age and BMI (both p <0.001) of the patients showed significant statistical difference between two groups. Some other studies also showed similar results with higher complications seen in increasing age and increased frequency of symptoms.

scholarly journals A Cross-Sectional Study to Determine the Prevalence of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Children with Persistent Cough and Wheezing

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 36-40
Author(s):  
Praveen P N ◽  
Kushvanth K N ◽  
Ashish Mallige
Keyword(s):  
Gastroesophageal Reflux ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Healthy Infants ◽  
Study Results ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Persistent Cough

Background: Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) occurs in more than two-thirds of otherwise healthy infants and is the topic of discussion with pediatricians at one-quarter of all routine 6-month infant visits. GER is considered a normal physiologic process that occurs several times a day in healthy infants, children, and adults. GER is generally associated with transient relaxations of the lower esophageal sphincter independent  of swallowing, which permits gastric contents to enter the esophagus. The Objective to find out the prevalence of GER in children with cough and wheezing and its associated factors. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional study was done at A tertiary care hospital at the Institute of Naval Medicine, INHS, Mumbai from August 2016 to December 2017. A total of 30 study subjects Aged between the age of one to twelve years with persistent cough and wheezing lasting for more than three months despite treatment were included for the study. Results: The prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in our study was 63.3%.The logistic regression analysis showed that Age, Height, Weight, BMI, duration of cough, Duration of asthma were not significantly associated with Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) (p>0.05). Conclusion: GER seems to have a high prevalence in children with chronic cough. However, no definite recommendations can be made regarding the management of such cases from our study.

scholarly journals Neurosurgical burden of hydrocephalus in a tertiary care hospital in the developing world.

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (03) ◽  
pp. 588-593
Author(s):  
Bilal Khan ◽  
Muhammad Usman Khan ◽  
Aftab Ahmad ◽  
Usman Haqqani
Keyword(s):  
Developing World ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Male To Female

Objectives: To know about the Neurosurgical burden of Hydrocephalus in a tertiary care hospital, in developing world. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Department of Neurosurgery, MTI/LRH Peshawar. Period: September 2015 to August 2016. Material & Methods: The age, gender, indication for surgery, type of surgery and mode of surgery i.e. whether as elective or emergency, was recorded on a proforma.  All patients undergoing surgery primarily for hydrocephalus due to any cause were included in the study. Patients undergoing surgery for indications other than hydrocephalus as well as patients primarily explored for other etiologies and intervened for hydrocephalus in the midst of procedure were excluded from the study. Results: During the study period a total of 2844 patients were operated and amongst them were 437 (15.34%) cases operated for hydrocephalus. Of them were 242 males and 195 females, and the male to female ratio was 1.24.  The age range was one month to 68 years and the mean age was 5±4.8 years. There were 250 new shunts and 69 revisions and 13 removal procedures, 70(2.4%) endoscopic hydrocephalus related procedures, 28 external ventricular drains and 7 lumboperitoneal shunts. 189 cases were done on elective list while 248 as emergency. Conclusion: Every 3rd case done on emergency list and every 10th case done on elective list was related to hydrocephalus and accounted for 16% of all the cases done in the neurosurgery.

scholarly journals Pattern of upper gastrointestinal diseases: an audit of 1000 cases based on endoscopic findings from a tertiary care hospital in Mysore

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 2412
Author(s):  
Shashikumar H. B. ◽  
Madhu B. S. ◽  
Motati Harshini
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽  
Gastrointestinal Diseases ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Common Finding ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Endoscopic Findings ◽  
Upper Gastrointestinal

Background: Fibreoptic endoscopy is a highly efficient diagnostic tool, which is now increasingly being used in the diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal diseases. This study has been carried out to evaluate the distribution of various upper gastrointestinal diseases based on endoscopic findings in a tertiary care hospital in Mysore.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted based on data from endoscopic register of 1000 subjects who underwent endoscopy for various upper gastrointestinal symptoms from 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2017(one year).Results: Mean age of the study population was 50.23 years (SD-15.46). Minimum age was 12 years and maximum was 88 years. About 44.7% of the study subjects belonged to 40-60 age group.61.6% of the study subjects were males. Most common indication was pain abdomen (32.1%) followed by dysphagia (22.2%). Of the 1000 study subjects 18.6% had normal findings. Most common finding was Gastritis / Duodenitis /Gastric erosions (28%). Malignant lesions were noted among 11.1%, of which esophagus and stomach are 5.4% and 4.9% respectively.Conclusions: Endoscopic diagnosis is useful for early detection of UGI diseases and helpful for their management.

scholarly journals Clinical and biochemical profile of obese and overweight children at a Tertiary Care Hospital.

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (06) ◽  
pp. 1119-1123
Author(s):  
Asif Ali Khuhro ◽  
Fazal Ur Rehman ◽  
Waqas Ali ◽  
Najmi Usman ◽  
Sanam Bano Rajper
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Biochemical Profile ◽  
Overweight Children ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Study Participants

Objectives: Childhood and adolescent obesity is increasing especially in developing countries like Pakistan. It seem to affect most socio-economic classes as well as all ethnicities and geographies. We planned this study to analyze the clinical and biochemical profile of obese as well as overweight children at a tertiary care hospital for the existence of metabolic syndrome. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Department of Pediatrics Medicine, Children Hospital Chandka Medical College / Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University, Larkana. Period: 1st July 2018 to 31st December 2018. Material & Methods: Children, aged 5 to 16 years, both gender, having BMI > 85th percentile regarding age and gender were enrolled. Demographic characteristics along with history, lifestyle parameters and physical examination were noted for all the study participants. Metabolic syndrome (Met S) was evaluated while overall results were presented in terms of proportions, mean and standard deviations. Results: A total of 78 cases were enrolled during the study period. There were 46 (58.9%) male and 32 (41.1%) female, with a male to female ratio of 1.4:1. Mean age amongst study participants was 10.8 years. We had 56 (71.8%) children as overweight whereas 22 (28.2%) obese. Acanthosis nigricans was the most common entity seen in 55 (70.1%) children during clinical examination. Metabolic syndrome was found to be present in 31 (39.7%) participants. Conclusion: Met S is not only limited to obese children as it can also affect children who are overweight.

scholarly journals Enfermedad por reflujo gastroesofágico y enfermedades neurológicas en pediatría: complicaciones funcionales y motoras post funduplicatura de Nissen

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
María Alejandra Mortarini ◽  
Daniela Neder ◽  
Ana Rocca
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease ◽  
Gastroesophageal Reflux ◽  
Reflux Disease ◽  
Nissen Fundoplication ◽  
Neurological Impairment ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Laparoscopic Technique ◽  
Surgical Time ◽  
Cross Sectional

Motility disorders are frequent in children with cerebral palsy. The prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease varies from the 15% to 75% in patients with cerebral palsy. Nissen fundoplication is the most used antireflux technique not without complications in this population. Our objective was to determine the frequency and the characteristics of the long-term functional and motility complications in patients with Nissen fundoplication and cerebral palsy. A descriptive cross-sectional study was performed. Data collection was acquired retrospectively with neurologic compromise between 2012 and 2017 in patients between 0 to 18 years old, with neurological impairment and Nissen fundoplication. 35 patients were included. Median age was 55 months (2-190). Gastroesophageal reflux disease was diagnosed in the 48%, in the 52% of this the diagnosis was clinical. It was performed by laparoscopic technique in the 91.4% of the cases gastrostomy was done in the same surgical time in 86% of the patients because of neurological impairment and risk of aspiration. In 25.7% (n = 9) there were functional and motor complications, Dumping syndrome (5.5%) accommodation disorders (11.4%) and recurrence of reflux (11.4%). Redo Nissen was required in the 8.5% of the patients (n = 3). In 75% of the patients with complications, gastrostomy was performed in the same surgical time. It could not be demonstrated that gastrostomy at the time of antireflux surgery was associated with greater frequency of complications.

Increased frequency of fibromyalgia among patients with chronic pain presenting to internal medicine clinics of a tertiary care hospital: a cross sectional study

2022 ◽  
Vol 71 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sana Javed ◽  
Muhammad Zaid ◽  
Sumera Imran ◽  
Ayesha Hai ◽  
Muhammad Junaid Patel
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
National Language ◽  
P Value ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Female Ratio

Objective: To estimate the frequency of patients with fibromyalgia (by using the 2010 Modified Criteria for Fibromyalgia by American College of Rheumatology ( ACR ) presenting to Internal Medicine clinics  Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted in the department of Internal Medicine, the Indus Hospital, khi, Pakistan between December 2016 and March 2018. Patients who visited internal medicine clinics, met the selection criteria, were included in the study. After taking informed consent patients were assessed for fibromyalgia according to the new 2010 Fibromyalgia Diagnostic criteria questionnaire. The patients were asked the questions in the national language, Urdu. Data analyzed using SPSS version 21. P value of < 0.05 was considered significant. Results: Of the 267 patients presenting to the internal medicine clinics and consenting for participating in the study 149 (55.80%) met at least one of the 2010 Fibromyalgia Criteria. The prevalence of fibromyalgia as estimated in this study was 56% with no difference in gender. Mean age of patients with fibromyalgia was 42.3 ± 14.6 and patients without fibromyalgia was 38.9 ± 13.7 which was statistically significant (p-value = 0.05, 10% level of significance). Of the 267 patient 197 (73.8%) were female and 70 (26.2%) were males, a male to female ratio of 1:2.81.  Conclusion: All patients with generalized pain should be evaluated for fibromyalgia and a diagnosis made to reduce the cost of further referrals and investigations and delay in the management of this debilitating disorder. Keywords: Fibromyalgia, Chronic fatigue, Generalized Pain  

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