The Outcome of Photo-Therapy on Serum Calcium Values in Term Neonates: A Cross Sectional Study

Background: In the management of hyperbilirubinemia in neonates, phototherapy is an important treatment modality. Photo-therapy can cause skin rashes, diarrhoea, increase in body temperature, retinal damage and bronze baby syndrome. Photo-therapy is thought to influence serum calcium levels by inhibiting pineal melatonin secretion. Aims and Objectives: The aim of this research was to see how photo-therapy affected serum calcium values in a term neonate. Materials and Methods: Over the course of six months, 74 neonates were studied in the neonatology department of a tertiary healthcare centre in Central India. Results: Calcium values fell in 77 % of the neonates in our sample, but only one case fell into significant symptomatic hypocalcemic range (1 percent). Conclusion: According to the findings, neonates who are receiving photo-therapy have a higher risk of falling into the hypocalemic range. As a result, neonates should be strictly observed for calcium shifts and treated appropriately.

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A cross-sectional study of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among asymptomatic healthcare workers in a tertiary healthcare centre: Assessing the impact of PPE guidelines

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology ◽

10.1016/j.ijmmb.2021.09.011 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Chand Wattal ◽

Jaswinder Kaur Oberoi ◽

Neeraj Goel ◽

Sanghamitra Datta ◽

Reena Raveendran ◽

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Keyword(s):

Healthcare Workers ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Healthcare Centre ◽

Tertiary Healthcare ◽

The Impact

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Association between Serum Calcium and First Incident Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Cross-Sectional Study

Iranian Journal of Public Health ◽

10.18502/ijph.v49i7.3581 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Chi ZHANG ◽

Bangming CAO ◽

Xingmei HUANG ◽

Jian GU ◽

Ming XIA ◽

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Keyword(s):

Myocardial Infarction ◽

Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽

Logistic Regression ◽

Serum Calcium ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Gender And Age ◽

Artery Disease

Background: The role of serum calcium in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients with or without first incident acute myocardial infarction has not been studied previously. This study aimed to assess the relationship between serum calcium and first incident acute myocardial infarction. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from Jan 2014 to Dec 2016. All the participants were from our database, described in detail elsewhere including 1609 cases and 3252 controls. Multiple logistic regression was carried out to explore the effect of serum calcium on first incident acute myocardial infarction. Interaction between serum calcium and risk factors were evaluated. Results: Patients with first incident acute myocardial infarction have significantly lower serum calcium concentrations than those without acute myocardial infarction (2.18 (0.21) vs 2.24 (0.19) mmol/L, P<0.0001). After adjusting for sex and age, logistic regression showed that serum calcium was significantly associated with first incident acute myocardial infarction (odds ratio (OR): 1.50, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.41-1.60). Further adjusted for potential confounders, serum calcium was associated with first incident acute myocardial infarction (OR: 1.32, 95% CI: 1.22-1.42). Moreover, the association still existed when patients were divided into subgroups according to gender and age. A significant interaction was found between serum calcium and diabetes mellitus (DM), lipoprotein (a) (Lp (a)), and serum albumin. Conclusion: Serum calcium was associated with first incident acute myocardial infarction among CAD patients in both sexes and in age categories. This study provides further evidence showing the value of serum calcium levels in clinical practice.

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