Surgical Site Infections after Inguinal Hernia Repairs Performed in Low- and Middle-Human Development Index Countries: A Systematic Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence Z. Cai ◽  
Deshka Foster ◽  
William C. Kethman ◽  
Thomas G. Weiser ◽  
Joseph D. Forrester
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Inguinal Hernia ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Surgical Site Infections ◽  
Development Index

Surgical Site Infections after Appendectomy Performed in Low and Middle Human Development-Index Countries: A Systematic Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deshka Foster ◽  
Will Kethman ◽  
Lawrence Z. Cai ◽  
Thomas G. Weiser ◽  
Joseph D. Forrester
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Surgical Site Infections ◽  
Development Index

scholarly journals Clostridium difficile infection in low- and middle-human development index countries: a systematic review

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 1223-1232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph D. Forrester ◽  
Lawrence Z. Cai ◽  
Chenesa Mbanje ◽  
Tanya N. Rinderknecht ◽  
Sherry M. Wren
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Clostridium Difficile Infection ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Development Index

Prevalence of epilepsy in autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Autism ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 136236132110450
Author(s):  
Xian Liu ◽  
Xin Sun ◽  
Caihong Sun ◽  
Mingyang Zou ◽  
Yiru Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Pooled Prevalence

The literature from inception to 2020 on the prevalence of epilepsy in autistic individuals was systematically reviewed and further explored by subgroup analyses and meta-regression models. This systematic review is registered with PROSPERO (CRD42020179725). A total of 66 studies from 53 articles were included. The updated pooled prevalence of epilepsy in autistic individuals was 10% (95% CI: 6–14). The respective prevalence estimate of epilepsy was 19% (95% CI: 6–35) in the clinical sample-based cross-sectional study, 7% (95% CI: 3–11) in the cohort study, and 9% (95% CI: 5–15) in the population-based cross-sectional study. The pooled prevalence of epilepsy was 7% (95% CI: 4–11) in autistic children and 19% (95% CI: 14–24) in autistic adults. Compared to the school-aged group, the adolescence group (OR: 1.15, 95% CI: 1.06–1.25) and the pre-school group (OR: 1.06, 95% CI: 0.94–1.19) were positively associated with the prevalence of epilepsy. The moderators of age, human development index of the country, gender, and intellectual function accounted for most of the heterogeneity. The prevalence estimates were associated with age, female gender, intellectual disability rate, and the human development index of countries. About 1/10 autistic individuals co-occurred with epilepsy, which was common in the clinical setting, adolescents, adults, females, or patients with intellectual disability, and less common in the country with high human development index. Lay abstract Autistic individuals experience higher co-occurring medical conditions than the general population, and yet the estimates of autistic individuals with epilepsy are not updated. Co-occurrence of epilepsy in autistic individuals often aggravated cognitive impairment and increased the risk of poor long-term prognosis. Thus, an updated systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to study the relevant articles published from inception to 2020, evaluate the prevalence of epilepsy in autistic individuals, and further explore the putative factors influencing the prevalence. A total of 66 studies from 53 articles were included in this study. The results showed that epilepsy is more common in autistic individuals than in the general population. The prevalence of epilepsy in autistic individuals in the clinical sample-based studies was higher than that in the population-based based cross-sectional or cohort studies. The prevalence of epilepsy in autistic adults was higher than that in autistic children. A significantly increased prevalence of epilepsy was detected in the autistic adolescent group (11–17 years old), and a higher trend of prevalence of epilepsy was observed in the autistic pre-school group (⩽ 6 -years-old) than that of the autistic school-aged group (7–10 years-old). The prevalence of epilepsy increased with age, female rate, and low intellectual function rate of autistic individuals. However, the human development index of countries was negatively associated with the pooled prevalence, which could be attributed to the different levels of awareness, diagnostic technologies, and autism-service support worldwide. About 1/10 autistic individuals also had epilepsy, which was common in the clinical setting, adolescents, adults, females, or patients with intellectual disability and less common in the country with high human development index. Thus, these findings provided critical and innovative views on the prevalence of epilepsy in autistic individuals and contributed to the targeted clinical management and preventive measures.

scholarly journals Human Development Index of the maternal country of origin and its relationship with maternal near miss: A systematic review of the literature

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Santiago García-Tizón Larroca ◽  
Francisco Amor Valera ◽  
Esther Ayuso Herrera ◽  
Ignacio Cueto Hernandez ◽  
Yolanda Cuñarro Lopez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Country Of Origin ◽  
Near Miss ◽  
Maternal Near Miss ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Development Index

Primary healthcare reform for chronic conditions in countries with high or very high human development index: A systematic review

2021 ◽  
pp. 174239532110591
Author(s):  
Mohammed Alyousef ◽  
Corina Naughton ◽  
Colin Bradley ◽  
Eileen Savage
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Primary Healthcare ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Healthcare Reform ◽  
Development Index ◽  
Healthcare Reforms ◽  
Very High

Objective To address the growing burden of chronic disease globally, many countries have developed a national policy for primary healthcare reform. In some countries with high and very high human development index, evaluations of the implementation of these reforms have been published. To date, there has been no systematic review of these evaluations. The objectives of this review are to identify: (a) the vision for primary healthcare; (b) the features of primary healthcare reforms; and (c) evaluation findings of primary healthcare reforms. Methods A systematic literature review was conducted guided by the PRISMA statement. We searched for academic articles and grey literature from 1 March 2008 to 1 September 2020. Screening and data extraction were conducted by two authors. Descriptive analysis and narrative synthesis were applied. Results A vision for integrated primary healthcare shifting chronic disease management from specialist hospital services to primary care was found to require new organization and funding models such as collaborative primary healthcare networks and commissioning along with shared governance across health sectors. The need for general practitioner leadership and engagement to support primary healthcare reform was identified. Although there was evidence of barriers in progressing primary healthcare reform, evaluation results showed some positive outcomes, most notably shifts in services towards increased primary care access and utilization. Discussion A challenge in undertaking the review was the heterogeneity of articles with little consistency in how primary healthcare reform was evaluated and reported on across countries. Evaluation of national health reforms involves complex system-wide projects and is an area that needs further exploration and discussion to determine the most appropriate methodologies for collecting and analysing large-scale data with consideration for service and health outcomes.

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