scholarly journals Mandibular Fractures and Associated Factors at a Tertiary Care Hospital

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Srikanth Gadicherla ◽  
Prem Sasikumar ◽  
Satpal Singh Gill ◽  
Manish Bhagania ◽  
Abhay Taranath Kamath ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Associated Factors ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Mandibular Fractures ◽  
Care Hospital

scholarly journals Delays in HIV diagnosis and associated factors among patients presenting with advanced disease at a tertiary care hospital in Beijing, China

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. e0182335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Xie ◽  
Evelyn Hsieh ◽  
Meng-qing Sun ◽  
Huan-ling Wang ◽  
Wei Lv ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Associated Factors ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Advanced Disease ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Hiv Diagnosis ◽  
Beijing China

scholarly journals Frequency of silent carotid artery stenosis in diabetics and its associated factors: An analysis in tertiary care hospital

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Faiza Sadaqat Ali ◽  
Nimrah Bader ◽  
Bader Faiyaz Zuberi ◽  
Sabiha Banu
Keyword(s):  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Carotid Artery Stenosis ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Artery Stenosis ◽  
Smoking Habits ◽  
External Carotid ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Care Hospital

Objective: To estimate frequency of silent carotid artery stenosis and its associated factors in diabetic patients attending a tertiary care hospital. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in tertiary care Civil Hospital, Karachi from March 2019 to September 2019,. A total of 166 patients with Diabetes Mellitus were included in this study. Brief history was taken for the duration of DM, treatment, and smoking habits. Carotid artery stenosis (CAS) wafrs measured by Doppler ultrasound of right and left common, internal, and external carotid arteries. Results: Frequency of silent carotid artery stenosis (CAS) in diabetic patients was observed in 28.92% (48/166) cases. The mean age ±SD of the patients was 54.8 ±7.96 years. 27 (22.29%) patients were smoker and all were male. Out of 166 diabetic patients, 59 (35.54%) were treated with insulin and 107 (64.46%) were treated with oral hypoglycemic. Conclusion: Substantial number of diabetic patients with increasing age, increased duration of diabetes and smoking habits have significant silent Silent Carotid Artery Stenosis (CAS). doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.6.2306 How to cite this:Ali FS, Bader N, Zuberi BF, Banu S. Frequency of silent carotid artery stenosis in diabetics and its associated factors: An analysis in tertiary care hospital. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(6):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.6.2306 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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