scholarly journals A Prospective Randomized Study on Dietary Predictor of Anaemia Among Children Aged 6 Months to 3 Years

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Srikrishna Surampudi ◽  
K. Muralidhar
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeed ◽  
Randomized Study ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Prospective Randomized Study ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Female Children ◽  
Group 1

Background: The present study aimed to record anemia and predictor of anemia in 6 months to 3 years children. Subjects and Methods: The present study was conducted on 280 children age ranged 6 months -3 years of both genders. Children with Hb level <11 g/dL were considered anemic, and graded as mild (10–10.9 g/dL), moderate (7–9.9 g/dL), and severe (<7 g/dL). Results: There were 150 male and 130 female children and anemia was seen in 56 male and 70 female children. Anemia was detected in 25 children age ranged 6-12 months, 45 in age group 1-2 years and 56 in 2-3 years. 85 anemic children were <2.5 kgs at birth whereas 41 were >2.5 kgs at birth. 68 were not breastfed while 58 were on exclusive breastfeed. Conclusion: Authors found that low birth weight, female gender, not on breastfeed, vegetables and meat non consumers are determinants of anaemia in children.

scholarly journals Bifidobacterium bifidum OLB6378 Simultaneously Enhances Systemic and Mucosal Humoral Immunity in Low Birth Weight Infants: A Non-Randomized Study

Nutrients ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsunori Tanaka ◽  
Takamitsu Tsukahara ◽  
Takahide Yanagi ◽  
Sayuri Nakahara ◽  
Ouki Furukawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Humoral Immunity ◽  
Randomized Study ◽  
Bifidobacterium Bifidum ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants

scholarly journals STUDY COMPARING THE EFFICACY OF PLATELET RICH PLASMA VERSUS TRIAMCINOLONE IN TREATING TENNIS ELBOW

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pratush Kumar Goyal ◽  
Anil Kumar Pandey ◽  
Akhil Bansal ◽  
Mohammad Zuber
Keyword(s):  
Tennis Elbow ◽  
Platelet Rich Plasma ◽  
Randomized Study ◽  
Lateral Epicondylitis ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Elbow Pain ◽  
Therapy Assessment ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
Gandhi Medical College ◽  
Group 1

Background: Lateral epicondylitis is seen more commonly in non-athletes than athletes. Non-operative methods are the mainstay of treatment being effective in more than 95% of cases. Platelet rich plasma (PRP) has shown promising results in many studies as compared to steroid injection & other modes of conservative management. Hence, this study was done to evaluate PRP efficacy in our clinical setup and in the people of age group most commonly being affected. Methods: This randomized study was conducted at Gandhi Medical College & Hamidia Hospital, Bhopal, for a period of two years from Aug 2015 to Sep 2017 on 60 consenting patients diagnosed as suffering from lateral epicondylitis. Using lottery method for randomization the patients were divided into two groups, based on which the treatment was received. Group –1 with 30 patients received 2 ml of PRP. Group –2 with 30 patients received 2 ml of Triamcinolone injection. The data collected and recorded in the appropriate proforma. Post therapy assessment was done using with Oxford elbow score. Results:  Average age at presentation was 31.11 years, Range of age was from 20 to 40 years. Maximum incidence was in the age group of 35 to 40 years. Female preponderance was observed in Group 1. Most common presenting complaint was elbow pain seen in 100% of cases. Most common side involved was the dominant side right side involvement was seen in 41 cases and left side in 19 cases. The Oxford elbow score pre-treatment in all the groups was not statistically significant and the Oxford elbow score at the end of 6 weeks,12 weeks and 24 weeks treatment showed that PRP is better than  steroid  in control of pain. Conclusion: Lateral epicondylitis/Tennis elbow is a painful debilitating condition of elbow, which creates disturbance in functional activities. A single injection of PRP at the site of the elbow pain resulted in relief of pain in patients with longer duration as compared to local steroids to other conservative treatments. Keywords: Tennis elbow, Platelet rich plasma, Steroid, Triamcinolone, Lateral epicondylitis

Systemic to Pulmonary Collaterals in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants: Incidence, Clinical Significance, and Hemodynamic Features

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Hayek ◽  
Rowena Cayabyab ◽  
Ima Thompson ◽  
Mahmood Ebrahimi ◽  
Bijan Siassi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Extremely Low Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants ◽  
Echocardiographic Parameters ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
The Right ◽  
Group 1

Abstract Objective To determine the incidence of systemic to pulmonary collaterals (SPCs) in extremely low birth weight infants and to assess its clinical and hemodynamic significance beyond the neonatal period. Study Design Retrospective cohort study was conducted on 61 infants with echocardiogram performed at the time of discharge to determine the presence of SPC and to measure the right and left ventricular outputs and left atrium to aortic ratio. We compared two groups: small or no SPC (Group 1) to moderate or large SPC (Group 2) on demographics, clinical outcomes, and echocardiographic parameters. Results Sixty-one infants were included. The incidence of SPC was 57%; 21% of infants had moderate or large shunts and 31% had small SPC. Demographics, clinical outcomes, and echocardiographic parameters were not significantly different between small or no SPC and moderate to large SPC. Conclusion More than half of the infants had SPC. The size of the shunt did not affect the clinical outcomes nor the echocardiographic parameters measured. All infants had cardiac output above the normative mean.

scholarly journals FAS-receptor expression in peripheral blood lymphocytes and monocytes in pregnant women with fetal growth restriction

2014 ◽  
Vol 95 (4) ◽  
pp. 511-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
E V Kazantseva ◽  
N V Dolgushina ◽  
P P Tereshkov
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes ◽  
Receptor Expression ◽  
Fas Receptor ◽  
Normal Birth ◽  
T Lymphocyte Subpopulations ◽  
Low Birth Weight Children ◽  
Group 1

Aim. To study the expression of Fas-receptor on peripheral blood monocytes and lymphocytes in women who have given birth to children with low birth weight. Methods. Population-based study recruited 242 women who have given birth at the gestation term of more than 35 weeks. Group 1 (n=108) included mother-newborn pairs with low birth weight of newborns, group 2 (n=134) - mother-newborn pairs with normal birth weight for the gestational age. Peripheral blood lymphocytes and monocytes total count and subpopulations, CD95 (Fas-receptor) apoptosis receptor expression level (using four- and five-parametric phenotypic test) were determined, using a combination of monoclonal antibodies to differentiation and activation markers. Results. CD3+CD95+ cells levels were significantly higher in women who delivered of low birth weight children. In T-cell subpopulation of group 1 women, there was a statistically significant increase in relative values of Fas-receptor expression on T-helpers and T-cytotoxic lymphocytes - by 1.6 (p 0.001) and 6.3 (p 0.001) times, respectively, and by 2.9 (p 0.001) and 2.6 (p 0.001) times, respectively, in absolute values. There was a reduction in absolute counts of CD3+CD4+ and CD3+CD8+ T-lymphocyte subpopulations in women who delivered of low birth weight children compared to controls. The ratio of CD95+-expressing T-lymphocyte subpopulations in group 1 women was the following: CD4+CD95+/CD8+CD95+ ratio was 4.9 times higher compared to the second group (p 0.001). Increased absolute and relative Fas-receptor expression on B-lymphocytes [by 63.9% (p 0.001) and 33.3% (p=0.002), respectively] was found in women who delivered of low birth weight children compared to women who delivered of children with normal birth weight. CD14+CD95+ expression analysis revealed increased absolute and relative counts of Fas-receptor expressing monocytes. Conclusion. Marked expression of CD95+ in circulating monocytes and raised CD4+CD95+/CD8+CD95+ ratio in women who delivered of low birth weight children may be a laboratory test for detecting higher chance for fetal growth restriction.

Disposition of Chloramphenicol in Low Birth Weight Infants

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 573-578
Author(s):  
John P. Glazer ◽  
Michele A. Danish ◽  
Stanley A. Plotkin ◽  
Sumner J. Yaffe
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Drug Disposition ◽  
Serum Levels ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants ◽  
Dosage Regimens ◽  
Group I ◽  
First Choice ◽  
Group Ii

Although infrequently an antibiotic of first choice for neonates, chloramphenicol (CL) may be indicated in selected instances of infection caused by aminoglycoside-resistant enterobacteriaciae, anaerobes, and ampicillin-resistant Haemophilus influenzae. Use of CL in neonates has been limited since the recognition that vascular collapse may occur as a consequence of dosage regimens tolerated by adults. With an assay that detects only active CL, we studied drug disposition in 13 low birth weight infants, eight between 1 and 8 days of age (group I), and five between 11 days and 8 weeks of age (group II). Peak serum CL concentrations ranged from 11.2 to 36.2 µg/ml in group I and from 10.0 to 36.2 µg/ml in group II, at doses ranging from 15 to 50 mg/kg/day, and 25 to 50 mg/kg/day, in groups I and II, respectively. Serum CL half-lives (T½) ranged from 10 to 36 hours in four of the eight group I patients; three of the remaining patients had T½ greater than 48 hours and the fourth patient accumulated CL in the interval between doses. T½ in group II ranged from 5.5 to 15.7 hours. Observed differences in T½ between groups I and II were statistically significant (P = .05) and could not be accounted for by factors other than postnatal age. These preliminary data suggest that although there appears to be an inverse relationship between CL T½ and postnatal age, there is sufficient variability in serum levels that monitoring must be performed in low birth weight infants treated with this drug.

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