Factors associated with, and echocardiographic findings of heart failure among HIV infected patients at a tertiary health care facility in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Lisinopril is not recommended for use by young children. This study attempted to identify factors associated with serious outcomes in pediatric lisinopril ingestions. Cases for this study were lisinopril ingestions by children age ≤5 years reported to Texas poison control centers during 1998- 2005. The percentage of cases involving serious medical outcomes was identified for selected variables and evaluated for statistical significance by calculating the rate ratio (RR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Of 691 total cases, 26 (3.8%) involved a serious outcome. Higher serious outcome rates were found with a max imum dose of >4 mg/kg (RR: 2.54, CI: 0.05-25.62), or > 80 mg (RR: 7.85; CI: 1.73-29.29),or five or more tablets (RR: 8.18; CI: 2.73-22.54), or the patient was already at or en route to a health care facility when the poison control center was contacted (RR: 13.93; CI: 3.68-77.78),or referred to a health care facility by the poison control center (RR: 33.49; CI: 9.04-194.94). The management of patients with severe outcomes was more likely to involve health care facilities. This information is useful for drafting triage guidelines for the management of pediatric lisinopril ingestions. Human & Experimental Toxicology (2007) 26 , 83- 89

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Epidemiological Risk Factors for Acquiring Severe COVID-19: Prospective Cohort Study

Oman Medical Journal ◽

10.5001/omj.2021.127 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 36 (5) ◽

pp. e301-e301

Author(s):

Salah T. Al Awaidy ◽

Faryal Khamis ◽

Ozayr Mahomed ◽

Ronald Wesonga ◽

Muna Al Shuabi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Health Care ◽

Cohort Study ◽

High Risk ◽

Prospective Cohort Study ◽

Prospective Cohort ◽

Care Facility ◽

Health Care Facility ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Epidemiological Risk

Objectives: We aimed to determine epidemiological risk factors associated with acquiring severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in patients requiring hospitalization. Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted using a questionnaire comprised of six closed-ended questions to identify potential risk factors for severe COVID-19. Using COVID-19 associated illnesses and complications (pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, need for mechanical ventilation, acute kidney failure, cardiac failure, and thromboembolic events), we derived an index variable to measure the severity of COVID-19 in patients. Results: We included 143 adult patients with confirmed COVID-19 of whom 62.2% (n = 89) were male and 37.8% (n = 54) were female. The average age of the cohort was 50.6±16.5 years. Our study found that being a female, working at the health care facility, being a healthcare worker, attending a mass gathering within the last 14 days, attending a gathering with 10 persons or less, and being admitted to a hospital were associated with increased risk of developing severe COVID-19. The only risk factor associated with severe COVID-19 was working at a health care facility (odds ratio = 33.42, p =0.029). Conclusions: Intervention directed to control risk factors associated with acquiring severe COVID-19 should be a core priority for all countries, especially among high-risk occupations and workplaces, including working at a health care facility. A risk-based approach to prioritize vaccination among these high-risk individuals should be supported to strengthen the implementation of non-pharmaceutical interventions.

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The Great Awakening - Digitalization in Dental Healthcare during the pandemic COVID-19

International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences ◽

10.26452/ijrps.v11ispl1.2730 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽

pp. 380-384

Author(s):

Priyanka Paul Madhu ◽

Yojana Patil ◽

Aishwarya Rajesh Shinde ◽

Sangeeta Kumar ◽

Pratik Phansopkar

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Task Force ◽

Care Service ◽

Health Care Service ◽

Care Facility ◽

Health Care Facility ◽

Health Care Facilities ◽

World Health ◽

Record System ◽

The World

disease in 2019, also called COVID-19, which has been widely spread worldwide had given rise to a pandemic situation. The public health emergency of international concern declared the agent as the (SARS-CoV-2) the severe acute respiratory syndrome and the World Health Organization had activated significant surveillance to prevent the spread of this infection across the world. Taking into the account about the rigorousness of COVID-19, and in the spark of the enormous dedication of several dental associations, it is essential to be enlightened with the recommendations to supervise dental patients and prevent any of education to the dental graduates due to institutional closure. One of the approaching expertise that combines technology, communications and health care facilities are to refine patient care, it’s at the cutting edge of the present technological switch in medicine and applied sciences. Dentistry has been improved by cloud technology which has refined and implemented various methods to upgrade electronic health record system, educational projects, social network and patient communication. Technology has immensely saved the world. Economically and has created an institutional task force to uplift the health care service during the COVID 19 pandemic crisis. Hence, the pandemic has struck an awakening of the practice of informatics in a health care facility which should be implemented and updated at the highest priority.

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Impact of an electronic sepsis initiative on antibiotic use and health care facility-onset Clostridium difficile infection rates.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.727710237.793555276 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Pranavi Sreeramoju

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Clostridium Difficile ◽

Clostridium Difficile Infection ◽

Care Facility ◽

Health Care Facility ◽

Antibiotic Use ◽

Infection Rates

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A Web-Based Interactive Map to Promote Health-Care Facility Flood Preparedness

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness ◽

10.1017/dmp.2020.482 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-4

Author(s):

Elena Grossman ◽

Michelle Hathaway ◽

Amber Khan ◽

Apostolis Sambanis ◽

Samuel Dorevitch

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Emergency Preparedness ◽

Online Survey ◽

Care Facility ◽

Health Care Facility ◽

Health Care Facilities ◽

Term Care ◽

Web Based ◽

Care Facilities ◽

Interactive Map

Abstract Objectives: Little is known about how flood risk of health-care facilities (HCFs) is evaluated by emergency preparedness professionals and HCFs administrators. This study assessed knowledge of emergency preparedness and HCF management professionals regarding locations of floodplains in relation to HCFs. A Web-based interactive map of floodplains and HCF was developed and users of the map were asked to evaluate it. Methods: An online survey was completed by administrators of HCFs and public health emergency preparedness professionals in Illinois, before and after an interactive online map of floodplains and HCFs was provided. Results: Forty Illinois HCFs located in floodplains were identified, including 12 long-term care facilities. Preparedness professionals have limited knowledge of whether local HCFs were in floodplains, and few reported availability of geographic information system (GIS) resources at baseline. Respondents intended to use the interactive map for planning and stakeholder communications. Conclusions: Given that HCFs are located in floodplains, this first assessment of using interactive maps of floodplains and HCFs may promote a shift to reliable data sources of floodplain locations in relation to HCFs. Similar approaches may be useful in other settings.

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Can public sector community health workers deliver a nurturing care intervention in South Africa? The Amagugu Asakhula feasibility study

Pilot and Feasibility Studies ◽

10.1186/s40814-021-00802-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Sonja Klingberg ◽

Esther M. F. van Sluijs ◽

Stephanie T. Jong ◽

Catherine E. Draper

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Health Care ◽

Public Sector ◽

Health Workers ◽

Care Facility ◽

Health Care Facility ◽

Preschool Age ◽

Primary Health Care Facility ◽

Community Based ◽

Primary Health

Abstract Background Nurturing care interventions have the potential to promote health and development in early childhood. Amagugu Asakhula was designed to promote developmentally important dietary and movement behaviours among children of preschool age (3–5 years) in South Africa. An initial formative study in Cape Town found the intervention to be feasible and acceptable when delivered by community health workers (CHWs) linked to a community-based organisation. This study evaluated the delivery of the Amagugu Asakhula intervention by CHWs linked to a public sector primary health care facility in Soweto, as this mode of delivery could have more potential for sustainability and scalability. Methods A qualitative design was utilised to assess feasibility, acceptability, adoption, appropriateness, implementation, fidelity and context. CHWs (n = 14) delivered the intervention to caregivers (n = 23) of preschool-age children in Soweto over 6 weeks. Following the completion of the intervention, focus group discussions were held with CHWs and caregivers. Further data were obtained through observations, study records and key informant interviews (n = 5). Data were analysed using deductive thematic analysis guided by a process evaluation framework. Results The delivery of the Amagugu Asakhula intervention through CHWs linked to a primary health care facility in Soweto was not found to be feasible due to contextual challenges such as late payment of salaries influencing CHW performance and willingness to deliver the intervention. CHWs expressed dissatisfaction with their general working conditions and were thus reluctant to take on new tasks. Despite barriers to successful delivery, the intervention was well received by both CHWs and caregivers and was considered a good fit with the CHWs’ scope of work. Conclusions Based on these findings, delivery of the Amagugu Asakhula intervention is not recommended through public sector CHWs in South Africa. This feasibility study informs the optimisation of implementation and supports further testing of the intervention’s effectiveness when delivered by CHWs linked to community-based organisations. The present study further demonstrates how implementation challenges can be identified through qualitative feasibility studies and subsequently addressed prior to large-scale trials, avoiding the wasting of research and resources.

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