Alcohol Consumption in Victims of Violence: A Trend Study for the Period 1970–1998

2000 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 803-811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Kingma
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Incidence Rate ◽  
Linear Trend ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Significant Linear Trend ◽  
Male Predominance ◽  
Victims Of Violence ◽  
The University

This 29-yr. retrospective study is about alcohol consumption by victims of violence intentionally injured ( N = 13,048) and general patients unintentionally injured ( N = 296,544) who were treated for their injuries at the Trauma Center of the University Hospital Groningen (The Netherlands) during the period 1970–1998 The incidence rate for general patients with alcohol consumption was statistically significantly greater than the incidence rate of victims of violence with alcohol consumption. A long-term significant linear trend was observed for both types of patients during the 29-yr. period. However, the increase in incidence rate among the general patients with alcohol consumption was four times greater than the increase in incidence rate for the victims of violence with alcohol consumption. Makes predominated in both types of patients (with and without alcohol consumption). The statistically significant highest incidence rates (and male predominance) were found in the age group 20–24 years for both categories of patients.

scholarly journals “Always up or peaks and highlands?” Incidence of childhood type 1 diabetes in Hungary (1989–2009)

2011 ◽  
Vol 152 (42) ◽  
pp. 1692-1697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Éva Gyürüs ◽  
Chris Patterson ◽  
Gyula Soltész
Keyword(s):  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Incidence Rate ◽  
Linear Trend ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Relative Increase ◽  
Secular Trends ◽  
Significant Linear Trend ◽  
Childhood Type 1 Diabetes

Aim of this study was to examine secular trends in the incidence of type 1 diabetes in children aged 0–14 years in Hungary over the period 1989–2009. Methods: Newly diagnosed children with type 1 diabetes aged 0–14 years in Hungary were prospectively registered from 1989 to 2009. Standardized incidence rates were calculated and secular trends were estimated using Poisson regression analysis. Results: Between 1989 and 2009 a total number of 3432 children were identified, giving a standardized incidence rate of 12.5 (95%CI 12.1–12.9) per 100 000 person/year. The overall incidence rate has doubled from 7.7 (95%CI 6.4–9.15) per 100 000 per year in 1989 to 18.2 (95%CI 15.7–20.9) per 100 000 per year in 2009. A significant linear trend in incidence (p<0.001) has been observed over time, with a mean annual increase of 4.4%. The increase in incidence was present in both genders and in all age groups, with the largest relative increase in the youngest age group (6.2%; p<0.001). Conclusion: The incidence of type 1 diabetes in Hungarian children continues to increase, with the highest rate in the very young. Orv. Hetil., 2011, 152, 1692–1697.

scholarly journals Radiographic aspects of acute community-acquired bacterial pneumonia and pulmonary tuberculosis in children

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rivo Lova Herilanto Rakotomalala ◽  
Harimino Mireille Rakotondravelo ◽  
Andrianina Harivelo Ranivoson ◽  
Annick Lalaina Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Community Acquired Pneumonia ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Radiographic Images ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Male Predominance ◽  
Mother And Child ◽  
Chest X Ray ◽  
The Right ◽  
The University ◽  
Tuberculosis In Children

Background: The etiological diagnosis of pneumonia is often difficult because of the impossibility of microbiological confirmation most of the time. Therefore, chest X-ray is still essential for a positive diagnosis and etiological orientation. The main objective of our study was to describe the radiographic aspects of acute community-acquired pneumonia and tubercular pneumonia in children.Methods: This was a descriptive retrospective study conducted at the university hospital mother and child of Tsaralalana from January 1st to July 31st, 2017.Results: Sixty-nine cases of pneumonia were included, including 13 cases of TB pneumonia and 46 cases of acute community-acquired pneumonia. The average age was 36.68 months with a male predominance. Clinically, respiratory functional signs predominated in both cases. Alteration in general condition was mainly observed in tubercular pneumonia (26.08%). Alveolar syndromes were present in 43.47% of TB pneumonias and 36.94% of acute community-acquired pneumonia. With regard to the radiographic images, alveolar involvement was common to both types of pneumonia; the nodular image was present in 8.69% of the tubercular pneumonias and 2.17% of the acute community-acquired pneumonia; the cavity image was present only in the tubercular pneumonia (p=0.04); the right-sided location predominated in both cases.Conclusions: X-ray images were common to both TB pneumonia and acute community-acquired pneumonia; some images were specific to TB pneumonia. However, the etiologic orientation of pneumonia is based on a combination of epidemiologic, clinical, and radiographic evidence.

scholarly journals Evaluation of diagnosed cases of eye rhinosporidiosis in a public hospital of Maranhão, Northeast Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francílio Araújo Almeida ◽  
Antonio Augusto Lima Teixeira-Junior ◽  
Jaqueline Diniz Pinho ◽  
Elaine Fiod Costa ◽  
Gyl Eanes Barros Silva
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Epidemiology ◽  
Histopathological Examination ◽  
The State ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Male Predominance ◽  
The North ◽  
Conclusive Diagnosis ◽  
The University ◽  
Epidemiological Characteristics

Abstract Background Oculosporidiosis (ocular rhinosporidiosis) accounts for 15% of cases of rhinosporidiosis, which is a chronic granulomatous disease and is endemic in India and Sri Lanka. In Brazil, the climatic and hydrographic similarities to these endemic areas and the presence of riverside populations contributes to an increase in the incidence of rhinosporidiosis particularly in the State of Maranhão. This study, therefore, aimed to identify the number of diagnosed cases of oculosporidiosis and describe its the clinical epidemiology, laboratory, histopathology, and therapeutic characteristics. Methods The study is descriptive, observational, and cross-sectional, and reports the prevalence and clinical epidemiological characteristics of oculosporidiosis in the State of Maranhão, Brazil. A retrospective analysis of the paper and electronic records for a period from 1999 to 2017 was conducted in the University Hospital of Federal University of Maranhão (HU-UFMA), located in the northeastern region of Brazil. Results Thirty patients were diagnosed with rhinosporidiosis, eight of them had oculosporidiosis and seven of these met the criteria to be included in the study. Of the cases (23.3% of all 30), five were men (71.4%) and two women (28.5%), with an average age of 16.4 ± 15.6 years. In terms of race, four patients (57.1%) declared themselves white and three (42.9%) as brown. The north of the state, the mesoregion, had the most diagnosed cases accounting for 57.1% of the total. Left eye was the most affected site, reported in six patients (85.7%), while the conjunctiva was affected in all patients. Rhinosporidiosis and papilloma were the predominant diagnostic hypotheses (28.5 and 28.5%, respectively), followed by chronic scleritis, granuloma, and chalazion (14.25, 14.25, and 14.25%, respectively). All these cases were treated with lesion excision, and only two patients (28.5%) progressed with recurrence. Conclusion It was verified that there was a male predominance, with only one eye reported as an infected site, with no bilateral involvement. The younger age group (between 1 and 2 years of age) was more affected by oculosporidiosis, and histopathological examination was necessary for a conclusive diagnosis.

scholarly journals Psychosocial emergency care in times of COVID-19: the Essen University Hospital concept for corona-infected patients, their relatives, and medical staff

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Rentrop ◽  
Johanna Sophie Schneider ◽  
Alexander Bäuerle ◽  
Florian Junne ◽  
Nora Dörrie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Staff ◽  
Online Training ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
High Psychological Distress ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Psychosocial Emergency ◽  
Low Threshold ◽  
Long Term Consequences ◽  
The University

Abstract Due to the SARS CoV-2-virus (COVID-19), anxiety, distress, and insecurity occur more frequently. In particular, infected individuals, their relatives, and medical staff face an increased risk of high psychological distress as a result of the ongoing pandemic. Thus, structured psychosocial emergency concepts are needed. The University hospital of Essen has taken up this challenge by creating the PEC concept to reduce psychosocial long-term consequences for infected patients, relatives, and medical staff at the university hospital. The concept includes professional medical as well as psychological support to convey constructive coping strategies and the provision of adequate tools such as the low-threshold online training program (CoPE It), which is accessible via the webpage www.cope-corona.de.

scholarly journals Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Children: Preliminary Study in Pediatric Hospital Albert Royer, Dakar

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mbaye Fall ◽  
Doudou Gueye ◽  
Ibrahima Bocar Wellé ◽  
Faty Balla Lo ◽  
Aloise Sagna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Appendicitis ◽  
Complicated Appendicitis ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Male Predominance ◽  
Average Production ◽  
Radiological Data ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
The University ◽  
Douglas Pouch

Appendiceal pathology’s management has benefited in recent years from the advent of laparoscopic surgery. This study is to make a preliminary assessment of laparoscopic management of acute and complicated appendicitis in children after a few months of practice at the University Hospital Albert Royer, Dakar. This is a retrospective study of 22 cases of patients, all operated on by the same surgeon. The parameters studied were age, sex, clinical data and laboratory features, radiological data, and results of surgical treatment. The mean age of patients was 9.5 years with a male predominance. The series includes 14 cases of acute appendicitis and 8 complicated cases. Appendectomy anterograde is practiced in 81% of cases. Appendectomy was associated with peritoneal wash in 17 patients including 9 cases of acute appendicitis. Drainage of Douglas pouch is performed in 2 patients with complicated appendicitis; the average production was 300 cc of turbid liquids and any complications were not founded. An abscess of Douglas pouch is noted in 2 patients with complicated appendicitis undrained. These Douglas abscesses were treated medically. No conversion of laparotomy was performed in the series. After an average of 8 months no other problems were noted.

scholarly journals Descriptive Study of Foodborne Disease Using Case Monitoring Data in Shandong Province, China, 2016-2017

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangjian WU ◽  
Liansen WANG ◽  
Qiang WANG ◽  
Ru HAN ◽  
Jinshan ZHAO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Incidence Rate ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
Linear Trend ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Shandong Province ◽  
Monitoring Data ◽  
Foodborne Diseases ◽  
Foodborne Disease ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: In order to generate data on the burden of foodborne diseases in Shandong Province, we aimed to use the case monitoring data of foodborne diseases from 2016 to 2017 to estimate. Methods: Data were obtained from the foodborne disease surveillance reporting system with dates of onset from Jan 1, 2016, to Dec 31, 2017, in Shandong, China. Results: The places of food exposure were categorized by settings as follows: private home, catering facility, collective canteens, retail markets, rural banquets and other. Exposed food is divided into 23 categories. Overall incidence rate and proportions by exposure categories, age, and sex-specific incidence rates were calculated and sex proportions compared. Approximately 75.00% of cases who had at least one exposure settings were in private homes. The most frequently reported exposed food was a variety of food (meaning more than two kinds of food). The two-year average incidence rate was 75.78/100,000, sex-specific incidence rate was much higher for females compared to males (78.23 vs. 74.69 cases per 100,000 population). An age-specific trend was observed in the cases reported (Chi-Square for linear trend, χ2=4.39, P=0.036<0.05). Conclusion: A preliminary estimate of 14 million cases of foodborne diseases in Shandong province each year. Future studies should focus on cross-sectional and cohort studies to facilitate the assessment of the distribution and burden of foodborne disease of the population in Shandong. Considering strengthening the burden of foodborne diseases in foodborne disease surveillance is also a feasible way.

scholarly journals Incidence of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) in Castilla y Leon (Spain)

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Miriam Moreno-Ramos ◽  
Mercedes Sánchez-Barba ◽  
Rubén García Sánchez ◽  
José Antonio Mirón-Canelo ◽  
Veronica González-Nuñez
Keyword(s):  
Drug Exposure ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome ◽  
Abstinence Syndrome ◽  
Castilla Y Leon ◽  
Comprehensive Information ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
The University

Introduction: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is considered a Public Health problem that is defined as a group of symptoms that appear in the newborn due to withdrawal from intrauterine drug exposure. Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the incidence of NAS in Castilla y León from 2000 to 2019. Methodology: Data of NAS cases in Castilla y León from 2000 to 2019 were obtained. NAS incidence per 1000 births was calculated and the correlation among data from different provinces and years was analyzed. Results: The cumulative incidence of NAS in Castilla y León per 1000 births between 2000-2019 was 0.91‰, with great interprovincial variability. The provinces of Zamora and Palencia stand out, with high incidence rates of NAS despite their low birth rates. The temporal trend points towards a decrease in incidence from 2000 to 2019. Opioids such as methadone, cannabis, benzodiazepines and poly-drug use are the most prevalent drugs causing NAS, and it has also been observed that methadone is being replaced by cannabis as the major cause of NAS cases at the University Hospital in Salamanca in recent years. Conclusions: The incidence of NAS in Castilla y León decreased in 2004 and remained constant until 2019, but it shows great interprovincial variability. It is necessary to implement a national NAS Registry to obtain comprehensive information regarding its incidence.

scholarly journals Invention of ovarian cancer in Nišav district

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 117-119
Author(s):  
Biljana Kocić
Keyword(s):  
Ovarian Cancer ◽  
Incidence Rate ◽  
Malignant Disease ◽  
Malignant Tumors ◽  
Direct Method ◽  
Linear Trend ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Education Of Women ◽  
Reduce Risk ◽  
Descriptive Method

Introduction : Ovarian cancer is the eighth most common malignant disease in women in the world, accounting for 3.4% of all malignant tumors in women. It has the highest lethality among gynecological malignancies. The aim of this paper was to analyze the incidence of this malignancy in the Nisava district in the period 1999-2018. years. Material and method: Descriptive method applied. The population registry for cancer of the Institute of Public Health in Nis was the source of the data. Raw and standardized incidence rates per 100,000 women were calculated. Standardization was performed by the direct method. The linear trend of the incidence rate was calculated. Results: In the structure of malignant diseases in women, ovarian cancer accounts for 5%. The average annual standardized incidence rate is 13.5. In the observed twenty-year period, an increase in the linear trend of incidence rates is registered. The highest standardized rate was recorded in 2016 (20.4), and the lowest in 2002 (10.1). The disease is not registered under the age of fifteen, and is most common in the age group of 70-74. There is a statistically significant increase in the trend of standardized incidence rates with age. The highest standardized incidence rate is recorded in the municipality of Svrljig (18.5) and the lowest in the municipality of Merošina (7.2). Conclusion: The registration of an unfavorable trend in the incidence of ovarian cancer indicates a lack of adequate primary and secondary prevention. It is necessary to effectively implement preventive measures and education of women in order to reduce risk factors and early detection of the disease.

scholarly journals Factors associated with balance impairments amongst stroke survivors in northern Benin: A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oyéné Kossi ◽  
Mendinatou Agbetou ◽  
Sènadé I. Noukpo ◽  
Lisa T. Triccas ◽  
Daniel-Eude Dossou-Yovo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Stroke Survivors ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Male Predominance ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Post Stroke ◽  
Severity Of Disability ◽  
The University

Background: Balance impairment is the predominant risk factor for falls in stroke survivors. A fear of falling after stroke can contribute to sedentary lifestyles, increased disability and risk of recurrence, leading to poor quality of life.Objective: To determine the frequency and factors associated with balance impairments amongst stroke survivors at the University Hospital of Parakou.Method: This cross-sectional study included adult stroke survivors. Stroke survivors after discharge were enrolled at the University Hospital of Parakou between 01 January 2020 and 30 September 2020. Balance impairments were measured by using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), the Timed Up and Go (TUG) and the Get Up and Go (GUG) tests.Results: A total of 54 stroke survivors were included, with a mean age of 58.37 ± 12.42 years and a male predominance of 68.52%. The mean BBS score was 36.87 ± 14.34 with a minimum and a maximum of 10 and 56, respectively. Thirteen (24.07%) had balance impairments (BBS score ≤ 20), 34 (62.96%) had a TUG score ≥ 14 s (abnormal), 9 (16.67%) presented a moderate risk of falling and 6 (11.11%) presented high risk of fall with the GUG test. Post-stroke duration (odds ratio [OR] = 0.04; 95% CI: 0.04–0.30; p 0.01), severity of disability (OR = 8.33; 95% CI: 1.03–67.14; p = 0.03) and the number of physiotherapy sessions (OR = 0.18; 95% CI: 0.03–0.93; p = 0.02) were significantly associated with balance impairments.Conclusion: Our results showed that almost one quarter of stroke survivors after discharge at the University Hospital of Parakou had balance impairments. Post-stroke duration, severity of disability and the number of physiotherapy sessions were significantly associated with balance impairments.Clinical implications: [AQ1] Balance should be regularly assessed in people post-stroke. Further studies should document the content of rehabilitation and any rehabilitative efforts to improve balance in people post-stroke in Benin.

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