This study aims to develop a scoring system that will predict in-hospital morbidity post gastrointestinal (GI), pancreatic, hepatic cancer surgery in adult patients. This study took place in De La Salle University Medical Center
Atrial septal defect (ASD) closure is performed to prevent right ventricular (RV) dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension (PH). Persistent PH after ASD closure is associated with poor clinical outcome
Much of the decline in childhood mortality over the past two decades is attributable to improvements in neonatal intensive care for very-low-birthweight infants. Yet large and persistent disparities persist in the quality of neonatal intensive care across hospitals. Improving care for infants now served by hospitals with poor outcomes can greatly reduce infant mortality, particularly among mino…
To evaluate the factors associated with neonatal mortality in infant born with low birth weight. Method: Cross-sectional study that analyzed data from 771 live births with low birth weight (
As per WHO, about 25 millions of low weight babies are born annually and they are predisposed to a numbers of problems like hypoglycaemia, infection, hypothermia, respiratory problems etc. They need special nursing care. The present study described the various clinical characteristics and the morbidity pattern among these babies. The study was conducted over a period of two months at a medical …
A cute kidney injury (AKI) is a very common problem in critically ill patients. With the integration of consensus AKI definition criteria from Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss, End-Stage Kidney Disease (RIFLE), Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN), and, most recently Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO), AKI incidence in adult intensive care unit (ICU) settings has been reported to range b…
Dari 411 pasien yang dirawat di Unit Perawatan Intensif Anak, 149 (36,25%) dilakukan pemeriksaan blood urea nitrogen (BUN) dan serum kreatinin (SC). Terdapat 25 kasus (6,1%) merupakan kasus AKI. Sebagian besar subyek berusia di bawah 1 tahun (10/25) dan berjenis kelamin laki-laki 15/25. Berdasarkan kriteria pRIFLE, 3 termasuk dalam kriteria risk (R), 12 injury (I), dan 10 dimasukkan failure (F)…
The prevalence of septic acute kidney injury (AKI) and impact on functional status of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) survivors are unknown. We utilized data from an international prospective severe sepsis study to elucidate functional outcomes of children suffering septic AKI.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent and debilitating joint disease for which ageing, obesity and chronic inflammation are known risk factors. The central, peripheral and autonomic nervous systems are essential in all metabolic systems, and emerging evidence suggests a role for these systems in OA
In diarthrodial joints, the articular cartilage, calcified cartilage, and subchondral cortical and trabecular bone form a biocomposite referred to as the osteochondral unit that is uniquely adapted to the transfer of load. During the evolution of the osteoarthritic process the compositions, functional properties, and structures of these tissues undergo marked alterations. Although pathologica…