27 research outputs found
Effect of working characteristics and taught ergonomics on the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders amongst dental students
Manpower capacity and reasons for staff shortage in primary health care maternity centres in Nigeria: A mixed-methods study
The heart-breaking maternal and neonatal health indicators in Nigeria are not improving despite
previous interventions, such as ‘Health for all’ and ‘Millennium Development Goals. The unattained health-related
goals/targets of previous interventions put the success of the new Sustainable Development Goals in doubt if the
existing paradigm remains unchanged. Thus, mere branding of health policies without improving what constitutes the
health system such as manpower capacity and quality as well as staff-patients ratio will be wasteful efforts. This issue of
global public health concern provided an indication for describing the capacity of manpower and reasons for staff
shortage in primary level of health that are providing maternity services to women and their new-borns in Nigeria
Plasma phosphorylated-tau181 as a predictive biomarker for Alzheimer’s amyloid, tau and FDG PET status
Plasma phosphorylated-tau181 (p-tau181) showed the potential for Alzheimer’s diagnosis and prognosis, but its role in detecting cerebral pathologies is unclear. We aimed to evaluate whether it could serve as a marker for Alzheimer’s pathology in the brain. A total of 1189 participants with plasma p-tau181 and PET data of amyloid, tau or FDG PET were included from ADNI. Cross-sectional relationships of plasma p-tau181 with PET biomarkers were tested. Longitudinally, we further investigated whether different p-tau181 levels at baseline predicted different progression of Alzheimer’s pathological changes in the brain. We found plasma p-tau181 significantly correlated with brain amyloid (Spearman ρ = 0.45, P 18.85 pg/ml) at baseline had a higher risk of pathological progression in brain amyloid (HR: 2.32, 95%CI 1.32–4.08) and FDG PET (3.21, 95%CI 2.06–5.01) status. Plasma p-tau181 may be a sensitive screening test for detecting brain pathologies, and serve as a predictive biomarker for Alzheimer’s pathophysiology
Surface Energy Balance Measurements Above an Exurban Residential Neighbourhood of Kansas City, Missouri
Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among a Nigerian adult population: relationship with income level and accessibility to CVD risks screening
Where there is no t-tube: operative management of 2 patients with choledocholithiasis
The T tube is invaluable following choledochotomy. Unavailability has prompted improvisation using size 18 nasogastric tube as a T tube in 2 patients. The improvised tube was effective. In the absence of a conventional T tube, the nasogastric tube could serve as a useful alternative.
Keywords: Nasogastric Tube, T-Tube
Nig. J. of Surgical Research 4(1-2) 2002: 57-6
Thigh-length compression stockings and DVT after stroke
Controversy exists as to whether neoadjuvant chemotherapy improves survival in patients with invasive bladder cancer, despite randomised controlled trials of more than 3000 patients. We undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the effect of such treatment on survival in patients with this disease
Bacteremia among febrile patients attending selected healthcare facilities in Ibadan, Nigeria
Background
The relative contribution of bacterial infections to febrile disease is poorly understood in many African countries due to diagnostic limitations. This study screened pediatric and adult patients attending 4 healthcare facilities in Ibadan, Nigeria, for bacteremia and malaria parasitemia.
Methods
Febrile patients underwent clinical diagnosis, malaria parasite testing, and blood culture. Bacteria from positive blood cultures were isolated and speciated using biochemical and serological methods, and Salmonella subtyping was performed by polymerase chain reaction. Antimicrobial susceptibility was tested by disk diffusion.
Results
A total of 682 patients were recruited between 16 June and 16 October 2017; 467 (68.5%) were
Conclusions
The study demonstrates that bacteria were commonly recovered from febrile patients with or without malaria in this location. Focused and extended epidemiological studies are needed for the introduction of typhoid conjugate vaccines that have the potential to prevent a major cause of severe community-acquired febrile diseases in our locality.</p
Maintaining adequate nutrition, not probiotic administration, prevents growth stunting and maintains skeletal muscle protein synthesis rates in a piglet model of colitis
Malnutrition and cytokine-induced catabolism are pervasive in children with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), yet the benefits of aggressive nutrition support or of probiotics on nutrient and functional deficiencies and growth remain unclear. Piglets with dextran sulfate (DS)-induced colitis consuming a 50% macronutrient restricted diet (C-MR) were compared with those receiving probiotics (C-MRP) or adequate nutrition (C-WN) and with healthy well-nourished controls (REF). C-WN vs. REF had reduced growth (−34% chest circumference and −22% snout-to-rump length) and a tendency toward lesser weight gain, but showed no effects on skeletal muscle protein muscle fractional synthesis rate (FSR) or initiation of translation via the mTOR pathway. Compared to C-WN, the C-MR and C-MRP piglets had lower weight gain, growth and skeletal muscle FSR, and lower phosphorylated p70S6K1 with higher eIF4E*4E-BP1, indicative of reduced initiation of protein translation. Finally, plasma leucine concentrations were positively correlated with weight and phosphorylated p70S6K1 while negatively correlated with eIF4E*4E-BP1. In conclusion, reductions in weight gain, growth, protein turnover, skeletal muscle FSR, and initiation of protein translation with moderate macronutrient restriction in colitis are not ameliorated by probiotic supplementation. However, maintaining adequate nutrient intake during colitis preserves whole body protein metabolism, but growth remains compromised