A Study to Find out the Relationship between Various Platelet Indices and Morbidity Profile of Dengue Fever in Pediatric Patients on Admission in Western Rajasthan, India

The focus of this study is to find the relationship between El Nino and dengue fever cases in the study area.Mosquito density was recorded with the help of light traps and through aspirators collection. Climate data were obtained from National Meteorology and Environment centre. (Year wise El Nino and La Nina data are according to NOAA & Golden Gate Weather Services). Statistical methods were used to establish the correlation coefficient between different factors. A high significant relationship was observed between Relative Humidity and Dengue fever cases, but Aedes abundance had no significant relationship with either Relative humidity and Temperature. Our conclusion is that the El Nino does not affect the dengue transmission and Aedes mosquito abundance in this region, which is supported by earlier works.

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Clinical and Electroencephalographic Profile Of Children

Kathmandu University Medical Journal ◽

10.3126/kumj.v11i2.12484 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 110-116

Author(s):

N Limbu ◽

BH Paudel ◽

D Thakur

Keyword(s):

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Febrile Seizure ◽

Pediatric Patients ◽

Birth Asphyxia ◽

Seizure Disorder ◽

Chi Square ◽

Demographic Profiles ◽

Epileptiform Discharges ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

The Relationship

Background Reports on pediatric electroencephalogram of Nepalese patients are rare. Objective We aimed to study the relationship between provisional clinical and electrophysiological diagnoses of pediatric patients with documentation of demographic profiles, and type and frequency of the disorders/diseases. Methods Electroencephalographic reports of 634 children from 2006 to 2009 were analyzed at neurophysiology laboratory, department of Basic and Clinical Physiology, B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal, retrospectively. Chi-Square test was applied after detail descriptive statistics. Results Male and female were 72.2 % (n=458/634) and 27.76 % (n=176/634) respectively. Most frequent EEG abnormality was seizure disorder (n=370, 59.39%), then febrile seizure (n= 94, 15.08%) and birth asphyxia with hypoxic-induced encephalopathy (n=68, 10.91%). Electroencephalogram showed significant epileptiform discharges in seizure disorder (p=0.001, OR= 2.26, 95 % CI= 1.61 to 3.18) and in cerebral palsy (p=0.049, OR=6.88, 95 % CI=0.89 to 145.95), specifically in 6 to 12 (p=0.001, OR=2.94, 95 % CI=1.43 to 6.06) and one to five (p=0.019) years, respectively. Electroencephalogram detected significantly less epileptiform discharges (p=0.001, OR=0.25, 95 % CI= 0.15 to 0.42) in febrile seizure specifically in 1 to 5 years (p=0.003, OR=0.16, 95 % CI= 0.04 to 0.63). Conclusion Predominant Electroencephalographic abnormality was seizure disorder, followed by febrile seizure and birth asphyxia with hypoxic-induced encephalopathy respectively. Electroencephalographic abnormality was highly associated with seizure disorder and cerebral palsy but was not associated with febrile seizure. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v11i2.12484 Kathmandu University Medical Journal Vol.11(2) 2013: 110-116

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Study of platelet indices in dengue fever with thrombocytopenia and correlation of immature platelet fraction (IPF) with platelet recovery

Archives of Hematology Case Reports and Reviews ◽

10.17352/ahcrr.000021 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 001-005

Author(s):

Wayez Ahmad ◽

Zafar Lubna ◽

Aijaz Mohsin ◽

Afroz Nishat

Keyword(s):

Dengue Fever ◽

Platelet Recovery ◽

Platelet Indices ◽

Immature Platelet Fraction

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Pengetahuan Dengan Kemampuan Komunikasi Terapeutik Perawat Pada Pasien Anak Usia Prasekolah (Knowledge and Nurses' Therapeutic Communication Skills in Pre-School Age Patient)

Jurnal Kesehatan ◽

10.46815/jkanwvol8.v9i2.103 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 102

Author(s):

Idayati Idayati ◽

Diny Vellyana ◽

Sondang Sondang

Keyword(s):

Communication Skills ◽

Growth And Development ◽

Pediatric Patients ◽

Preschool Age ◽

P Value ◽

Therapeutic Communication ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Spearman Rank ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

AbstractHaving treatment in a hospital (hospitalization) is an unpleasant and threatening experience for everyone, especially for children who are still in the process of growth and development. One way to resolve this problem is to use therapeutic communication effectively which will and will be carried out nursing actions. To communicate with children, special approaches or techniques are needed so that the relationship can run well according to the child's growth and development. One of the predisposing factors according to Lawrencen Green's theory is knowledge, when a nurse has good knowledge, her ability in therapeutic communication will be good too. The aim of study is to determine the relationship of knowledge with the therapeutic communication skills of nurses in pediatric patients. This research uses survey analytic methode with crosssectional. Sample in the study were 66 nurses in inpatient rooms of Graha Husada Hospital,technique purposive samplingfor sampling.Data analysis using the Spearman Rank (Rho) correlation test with a significance level (α = 0.05) is obtained p value 0.025 (p <0.05). There is relationship of knowledge with therapeutic communication ability of nurses in pediatric patients treated at Graha Husada Hospital Bandar Lampung. Nurses are expected to be able to improve services in providing nursing care to pediatric patients, especially preschool age pediatric patients. AbstrakBerobat di rumah sakit (hospitalisasi) merupakan pengalaman yang tidakmenyenangkan dan mengancam bagi setiaporang,terutama bagi anak – anak yang masih dalam proses tumbuh kembang. Salah satu cara untuk mengatasi masalah tersebut adalah dengan menggunakan komunikasi terapeutik secara efektif yang akan dilakukan tindakan keperawatan. Untuk berkomunikasi dengan anak diperlukan pendekatan atau teknik khusus agar hubungan dapat berjalan dengan baik sesuai dengan tumbuh kembang anak. Salah satu faktor predisposisi menurut teori Lawrence Green adalah pengetahuan, bila perawat memiliki pengetahuan yang baik maka kemampuannya dalam komunikasi terapeutik juga akan baik. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hubungan pengetahuan dengan keterampilan komunikasi terapeutik perawat pada pasien anak. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode survey analitik dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah 66 perawat ruang rawat inap Rumah Sakit Graha Husada dengan teknik pengambilan sampel purposive sampling. Analisis data menggunakan uji korelasi Spearman Rank (Rho) dengan tingkat signifikansi (α = 0.05) diperoleh dari niai p 0.025 (p<0.05). Ada hubungan pengetahuan dengan kemampuan komunikasi terapeutik perawat pada pasien anak yang di rawat di RS Graha Husada Bandar almpung. Perawat diharapkan mampu meningkatkan pelayanan dalam memberikan asuhan keperawatan kepada pasien anak khususnya pasien anak usia prasekolah.

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Absence of Association Between Abatacept Exposure and Initial Infection in Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

The Journal of Rheumatology ◽

10.3899/jrheum.200154 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. jrheum.200154

Author(s):

Nicolino Ruperto ◽

Hermine I. Brunner ◽

Nikolay Tzaribachev ◽

Gabriel Vega-Cornejo ◽

Ingrid Louw ◽

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Keyword(s):

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ◽

Pediatric Patients ◽

Opportunistic Infections ◽

Infection Risk ◽

Rank Tests ◽

Link Type ◽

Kaplan Meier ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Exposure Levels ◽

The Relationship

Objective To assess the relationship between infection risk and abatacept exposure levels in patients with polyarticular-course juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA) following treatment with subcutaneous and intravenous abatacept. Methods Data from two published studies (NCT01844518, NCT00095173) of abatacept treatment in pediatric patients were analyzed. One study treated patients aged 2–17 years with subcutaneous abatacept and the other treated patients aged 6–17 years with intravenous abatacept. Association between serum abatacept exposure measures and infection was evaluated using Kaplan–Meier plots of probability of first infection versus time on treatment by abatacept exposure quartiles and log-rank tests. Number of infections by abatacept exposure quartiles was investigated. Results Overall, 343 patients were included in this analysis: 219 patients received subcutaneous abatacept and 124 patients received intravenous abatacept. Overall, 237/343 (69.1%) patients had ≥1 infection over 24 months. No significant difference in time to first infection across four quartiles of abatacept exposure levels was observed in the pooled (p = 0.4458), subcutaneous (2–5 years p = 0.9305; 6–17 years p = 0.4787), or intravenous (p = 0.4999) analyses. Concomitant use of methotrexate and glucocorticoids (at baseline and throughout) with abatacept did not increase infection risk across the abatacept exposure quartiles. There was no evidence of association between number of infections and abatacept exposure quartiles. No opportunistic infections related to abatacept were reported. Conclusion In patients aged 2–17 years with pJIA, no evidence of association between higher levels of exposure to intravenous or subcutaneous abatacept and incidence of infection was observed.

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Determining the Relationship between Platelet Indices and Microvascular Complications in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

10.9734/bpi/rdmmr/v6/5119f ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 171-178

Author(s):

Siva Ranganathan Green ◽

Subashini Subramanian ◽

Lokesh Shanmugam

Keyword(s):

Microvascular Complications ◽

Diabetic Patients ◽

Type 2 Diabetic Patients ◽

Platelet Indices ◽

The Relationship ◽

Type 2 Diabetic

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Clinical and Demographic Profile of Pediatric Patients with Dengue Fever Admitted in Three Hospitals in Tagbilaran City

Pediatrics & Therapeutics ◽

10.4172/2161-0665.1000332 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 07 (03) ◽

Author(s):

Anabella Salise Oncog ◽

Jeia Pondoc

Keyword(s):

Dengue Fever ◽

Pediatric Patients ◽

Demographic Profile

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A survey of caregiver acculturation and acceptance of silver diamine fluoride treatment for childhood caries

BMC Oral Health ◽

10.1186/s12903-019-0915-1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Anjali Kumar ◽

Dana Cernigliaro ◽

Mary E. Northridge ◽

Yinxiang Wu ◽

Andrea B. Troxel ◽

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Keyword(s):

Pediatric Patients ◽

The United States ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Caries Experience ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Silver Diamine Fluoride ◽

Fluoride Treatment ◽

Logistic Regression Models ◽

Health Related ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Background Interest in aqueous silver diamine fluoride (SDF) has been growing as a treatment for caries arrest. A cross-sectional study was conducted to identify factors associated with caregiver acceptance of SDF treatment for children presenting with caries at 8 Federally Qualified Health Centers. The study purpose was to examine associations between caregiver acceptance of SDF treatment for children with caries and (1) sociodemographic and acculturation characteristics of caregivers and (2) clinical assessments of the children by dentists. Methods A caregiver survey collected information on: sociodemographic characteristics; acculturation characteristics, measured using the validated Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanics (SASH); perceived benefits and barriers of SDF treatment, including caregiver comfort; and perceived health-related knowledge. Chart reviews were conducted to assess: the medical / dental insurance of pediatric patients; cumulative caries experience, measured using decayed, missing, filled teeth total scores (dmft / DMFT); whether operating room treatment was needed; and a record of caregiver acceptance of SDF treatment (the outcome measure). Standard logistic regression models were developed for caregiver acceptance of SDF treatment for their children as the binary outcome of interest (yes / no) to calculate unadjusted odds ratios (OR) and adjusted ORs for covariates of interest. Results Overall, 434 of 546 caregivers (79.5%) accepted SDF treatment for their children. A U-shaped relationship between caregiver odds of accepting SDF treatment and age group of pediatric patients was present, where caregivers were most likely to accept SDF treatment for their children who were either < 6 years or 9–14 years, and least likely to accept SDF treatment for children 6 to < 9 years. The relationship between acculturation and caregiver acceptance of SDF treatment depended upon whether or not caregivers were born in the United States: greater acculturation was associated with caregiver acceptance of SDF treatment among caregivers born in this country, and lower acculturation was associated with caregiver acceptance of SDF treatment among caregivers born elsewhere. Conclusions Caregiver acceptance of SDF treatment is high; child’s age and caregiver comfort are associated with acceptance. Providers need to communicate the risks and benefits of evidence-based dental treatments to increasingly diverse caregiver and patient populations.

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