A Cross Sectional Study of Correlation of Portal Vein Diameter with the Physical Data in Bangalore Karnataka

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 190
Author(s):  
G Ravi Shankar ◽  
Shailaja Shetty
Keyword(s):  
Portal Vein ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physical Data ◽  
Vein Diameter

scholarly journals Are non invasive predictors of esophageal varices reliable?

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 508
Author(s):  
Akshatha Savith ◽  
Sidhartha Naidu Bhumireddy
Keyword(s):  
Platelet Count ◽  
Portal Vein ◽  
Esophageal Varices ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Vein Diameter ◽  
One Year

Background: One of the most serious complications of portal hypertension is the development of esophageal varices and variceal bleeding due to the rupture of varices. The purpose of the study was to assess the efficacy of various clinical and laboratory parameters in predicting the presence and severity of esophageal varices in cirrhotic patients.Methods: This is an observational cross-sectional study done in the department of medicine in Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences, Bengaluru over a period of one year. Total of 76 patients above the age of 18years with the diagnosis of cirrhosis of any etiology were included. Multivariate Backward method was applied and Portal vein diameter, Platelet count, PT INR, FIB-4 score, APRI, AST/ALT ratio were included as predictors in the model.Results: No statistically significant correlation was found between platelet count, portal vein diameter, FIB 4 score, APRI, AST/ALT ratio and presence of esophageal varices.Conclusions: Present study showed that the non invasive markers such as platelet count, portal vein diameter, FIB 4 score, APRI and AST/ALT ratio are not reliable in predicting the presence of esophageal varices.

Sonographic Measurement and Sex Variability of Portal Vein Using US scan in a sample of Sudanese Adults

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Elbagir Mustafa ◽  
Mohamed Abdulkarim ◽  
Khalid A. Awad ◽  
Alaa Osman Mohamed Koko
Keyword(s):  
Portal Vein ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Radiology Department ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Normal Diameter ◽  
Vein Diameter ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Computed Topography ◽  
And Gender

Abstract Background: Measurements of the normal portal venous dimension in a specified population is so crucial. portal vein can be measured by several methods for assessing different parameters, Computed topography (CT) and sonographic imaging are common examples. The diagnosis of portal hypertension depends on the transverse portal vein diameter (normal diameter from 6-15 mm). The aim of this study is to establish baseline value for the portal vein diameter and assess the correlation with age, gender, weight, height and BMI in Sudanese populations.Methodology: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study that included a sample of Sudanese adults who were requested to have routine abdominal sonographic scanning due to reasons not related to liver or portal vein problems. The study was carried out at the Radiology Department of Qatar Alnada Hospital, Umbadda, Khartoum, Sudan 2020.Results: In this study, 376 participants were included of which more than half were females (56.1%, n=211), while 165(43.9%) were males. The mean age of the participants was 38.12 + 15.57 years. The mean portal vein diameter was 10.79 + 1.27 millimeters. From this study the portal vein diameter varied with age (p value = 0.000), weight (p value = 0.002), height (p value = 0.000) and gender (p value = 0.000). It is not related to BMI (p value = 0.3).Conclusion: This study has revealed that the portal vein diameter has positive correlation with age, gender, height, and weight of the person and has no correlation with the BMI.

scholarly journals Correlation of serum-ascites albumin concentration gradient and endoscopic parameters of portal hypertension in chronic liver disease

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
Suresh I ◽  
Shiva Prasad Jagini
Keyword(s):  
Portal Hypertension ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Portal Vein ◽  
Concentration Gradient ◽  
Independent Predictor ◽  
Alcoholic Cirrhosis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Albumin Concentration ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: In many studies Serum ascitic albumin gradient (SAAG) was found to be an independent predictor of PHTN and EV especially in alcoholic cirrhosis. Objectives of this study was to study correlation of level of “Serum-Ascites Albumin Concentration Gradient” (SAAG) and complications of “Portal hypertension” (PHTN), manifested by “Esophageal Varices” (EV).Methods: Present study was hospital based cross sectional study. The sample (100) was of patients with ascites. SAAG was measured in all subjects. EV was assessed by endoscopy in all. Data was analyzed using proportions and appropriate statistical tests.Results: High SAAG value was seen in 79% of the patients. EV incidence was 84.5%. “child-pugh score” and size of the portal vein was found to be associated with EV. The incidence of EV among patients with high “SAAG value of 1.1 to 1.44 g/dl” was 50%. The size of the EV was found to be significantly associated with SAAG level.Conclusions: Patients having ascites with EV were also having high levels of SAAG. Thus, we conclude that value of SAAG more than or equal to 1.2±0.05 g/dl can be used as a predictor of EV presence among ascites patients.

scholarly journals Sonographic evaluation of the portal vein diameter in patients with chronic liver disease in northeastern Nigeria

Ultrasound ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1742271X2094498
Author(s):  
Geofery Luntsi ◽  
Musa Abubakar Muhammad ◽  
Yakubu Bababa Shirama ◽  
Mohammed Lawal Mohammed ◽  
Aliyu Suleiman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liver Disease ◽  
Portal Vein ◽  
Chronic Liver Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Chronic Liver ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Public Health Burden ◽  
Left Portal Vein ◽  
Vein Diameter

Introduction Chronic liver disease is a public health burden worldwide. Portal hypertension is a major portosystemic abnormality in chronic liver disease. This study aimed to determine the main, right, and the left portal vein diameter in patients with chronic liver disease. Materials and methods A cross-sectional study was carried out at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, northeastern Nigeria from December 2018 to September 2019. Ethical clearance was obtained from the institutional review board. A total of 200 subjects were recruited comprising 100 patients with chronic liver disease and 100 age-matched controls, aged 18 years and above. A transabdominal ultrasound scan was carried out measuring the main, right, and left portal vein diameter while lying supine and/or in the right anterior oblique position after overnight fasting, or 6 hours before the scan. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 22.0. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) and Pearson’s correlation were used. Results There were 106(53%) males and 94(47%) females, aged between 18 and 73 years with a mean age of 46.79 ± 15.43. The main, right, and left portal vein diameter in patients with chronic liver disease was 14.51 ± 0.78 mm, 6.83 ± 0.81 mm, and 6.26 ± 0.74 mm, which were higher than those of their control. The portal vein diameter positively correlated (weak) with age and respiratory phases among participants ( P < 0.05). Conclusion This study found the main, right, and left portal vein diameter among patients with chronic liver disease to be larger than those of the controls. Ultrasonography is a reliable diagnostic tool in evaluating portosystemic pathologies.

Does a Graduate Course in Fluency Disorders Make a Difference?

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn R. Klein ◽  
Barbara J. Amster
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Graduate Course ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Fluency Disorders ◽  
Introductory Course ◽  
Communicative Disorders

Abstract A study by Yaruss and Quesal (2002), based on responses from 134 of 239 ASHA accredited graduate programs, indicated that approximately 25% of graduate programs in the United States allow students to earn their degree without having coursework in fluency disorders and 66% of programs allow students to graduate without clinical experience treating people who stutter (PWS). It is not surprising that many clinicians report discomfort in treating PWS. This cross-sectional study compares differences in beliefs about the cause of stuttering between freshman undergraduate students enrolled in an introductory course in communicative disorders and graduate students enrolled and in the final weeks of a graduate course in fluency disorders.

Confidence toward vaccination as reported by parents of children admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A cross sectional study

Vacunas ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.M. AlGoraini ◽  
N.N. AlDujayn ◽  
M.A. AlRasheed ◽  
Y.E. Bashawri ◽  
S.S. Alsubaie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Conflict Avoidance in Old Age

GeroPsych ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lia Oberhauser ◽  
Andreas B. Neubauer ◽  
Eva-Marie Kessler
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Conflict Avoidance ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adult Lifespan ◽  
Set Up

Abstract. Conflict avoidance increases across the adult lifespan. This cross-sectional study looks at conflict avoidance as part of a mechanism to regulate belongingness needs ( Sheldon, 2011 ). We assumed that older adults perceive more threats to their belongingness when they contemplate their future, and that they preventively react with avoidance coping. We set up a model predicting conflict avoidance that included perceptions of future nonbelonging, termed anticipated loneliness, and other predictors including sociodemographics, indicators of subjective well-being and perceived social support (N = 331, aged 40–87). Anticipated loneliness predicted conflict avoidance above all other predictors and partially mediated the age-association of conflict avoidance. Results suggest that belongingness regulation accounts may deepen our understanding of conflict avoidance in the second half of life.

Internalizing Behavior During the Transition from Childhood to Adolescence

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Vierhaus ◽  
Arnold Lohaus ◽  
Indra Shah
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Fourth Graders ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Second Graders ◽  
Internalizing Behavior ◽  
Longitudinal Assessment ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The One

This investigation focuses on the question whether assessments of the development of internalizing behavior from childhood to adolescence are affected by the kind of research design (longitudinal versus cross-sectional). Two longitudinal samples of 432 second-graders and 366 fourth graders participated in a longitudinal study with subsequent measurements taken 1, 2, and 3 years later. A third sample consisting of 849 children covering the same range of grades participated in a cross-sectional study. The results show that the development of internalizing symptoms in girls – but not in boys – varies systematically with the research design. In girls, there is a decrease of internalizing symptoms (especially between the first two timepoints) in the longitudinal assessment, which may reflect, for example, the influence of strain during the first testing situation. Both longitudinal trajectories converge to a common trajectory from grade 2 to grade 7 when controlling for this “novelty-distress effect.” Moreover, when we control this effect, the slight but significant decrease characterizing the common trajectory becomes similar to the one obtained in the cross-sectional study. Therefore, trajectories based on longitudinal assessments may suggest more changes with regard to internalizing symptoms over time than actually take place, while trajectories based on cross-sectional data may be characterized by an increased level of internalizing symptoms. Theoretical and practical implications of these results are discussed.

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