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Determination of the CRS1 Incidence in ADHF Patients with Identification of Its Independent Predictors and Evaluation of the Clinical Outcomes among the Patients

Elbadri I. Abdelgadir, Yaqob S. Taleb, Nahaa E. Alsubaie, Waleed Gado, Khamess O. Khamees, Lulwah Al Turki, Muneera O. AlTaweel, Ramy I. Abulikailik, Ayman F. Soliman & Mohammed A. Kaballo · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2025

Background: Cardiorenal syndrome type 1 (CRS1) complicates the course and prognosis of patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure. This study aimed to determine the incidence, independent risk factors, and short-term outcomes of CRS1 in a Saudi Arabian cohort. M...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i111312

Assessment of Neonatal Mortality amongst Sick Neonates in the Special Care Baby Unit of a Tertiary Institution in Orlu, Nigeria

Jude Chidi Okoro & Joseph Ezeogu · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Introduction: Neonatal mortality constitutes more than 41% of under 5 mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, despite advancement in technology and concerted effort aimed at decreasing under-five mortality. This study aims at assessing the risk factors and causes of neonatal mortality a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i71046

D-Dimer: A Primer Biomarker in COVID-19

Niraj Chawda, Suresh Jain, Bhagirath Solanki, Chetan Sonkar, Simran Arora, Sukruti Shah, Vtrag Tejani, Jyot Kaur Chawla, Mukesh Chaudhari, Ravi Chaudhari & Amal Kumar Bhattacharya · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2023

Aim and Objective: To explore risk factors associated with mortality in COVID-19 patients and assess the use of D-dimer as a first line biomarker for disease severity and clinical outcome. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analysed the pathological and radiological charac...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i10883

Effectiveness of Tick Berry (Lantana camara) in Controlling Larger Grain Borer (Prostephanus truncatus) in Stored Maize

Sakarombe Cathrine, Tembo Lovejoy & Charachimwe Reason Rumbidzai · Asian Food Science Journal · 2022

The larger grain borer, Prostephanus truncatus is a devastating storage pest of maize and cassava which was introduced in Africa from America in the early 1980s through imports of maize. An experiment was carried out to determine the effectiveness of tick berry, Lantana camara in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/afsj/2022/v21i330413

Case Fatality Rate and Review of Literature on Gnaecological Cancers Mortality at a Specialiazed Oncology Unit in Port Harcourt

G. Bassey, T. K. Nyengidiki & B. S. Kpurunee · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2022

Background: Gynecological cancer is a major public health problem and an important cause of morbidity and mortality in women worldwide. There are only few researches on the overall mortality attributed to gynecological cancers in Nigeria. Objectives: To determine the case fatalit...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i230435

Umbilical Cord Prolapse and Perinatal Outcomes in a Tertiary Hospital in Yenagoa, South-South Nigeria: A 5-Year Review

P. C. Oriji, D. O. Allagoa, D. C. Briggs, M. N. Chika, A. E. Ubom, C. E. Unachukwu & G. Atemie · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2021

Background: Umbilical cord prolapse is an obstetric emergency when the foetus is still alive, and it is associated with high foetal morbidity and mortality. If umbilical cord prolapse occurs outside the hospital, mortality rate can be as high as 44% – 70%, and as low as 3% when i...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i930368

PH, CRP as Prognostic Indicators for the Success of Treatment with Non-invasive Ventilation in Patients with Chronic Respiratory Failure Type II

Hiba Alkhayer, Alkassem Alkhayer, Mohamad Imad Khayat & Malek Hijazieh · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2021

Background: Non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) provides an alternative option to the initiation of invasive mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory failure, avoiding the associated adverse events. Objective: the present study aimed to assess the outcome...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i630334

Susceptibility Pattern of Pathogens Causing Blood Stream Infections in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Two-year Retrospective Study from Southern Nigeria

Bassey Ewa Ekeng, Ubleni Ettah Emanghe, Bernard Ekpan Monjol, Anthony Achizie Iwuafor, Ernest Afu Ochang, Simon Edward Ereh & Bode Akashie Abraka · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2021

Aim: Bloodstream infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The prevalence of causative microorganisms varies from one geographical region to another. This study was aimed at determining the etiological agents prevalent in our environment and their suscept...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i330306

Mortality in Systemic Lupus Erythematous in Milton Cato Memorial Hospital Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; A 5-year Retrospective Study

Adedeji Okikiade, Ikeokwu Anderson, Twanna Browne-Caesar, Olayinka Afolayan-Oloye & Ugwu David · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2021

Background: Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE) is a rare, severe and lasting autoimmune disease that can vary in severity from mild to possibly life-threatening with a multi-system manifestation characterized by symptoms relating to joint, skin or mucosal inflammation, or with a v...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i230305

Gender-Related Differences and Mortality Predictors among Egyptian Hemodialysis Patients: A Multi-Center Prospective Observational Study

Abir Farouk Megahed, Mona Mohammed Tawfik Abdelhady, Ghada El Kannishy & Nagy Sayed- Ahmed · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020

Background: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is an important cause of global morbidity and mortality affecting both sexes. Both genders may present with different symptoms and signs, respond differently to therapy and may exhibit different degrees of tolerance towards their disease...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i1030259

Case Fatality in COVID-19; a District Perspective

Hamzullah Khan, Faridullah Shah, Khalid Khan & . Abuzar · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2020

Objectives: To determine the case fatality rate of COVID-19 by evaluating the data of Patients died due to COVID-19. Materials and Methods: A total of 243 patients with PCR done from the government designated Public health research laboratory of Khyber Medical University were inc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2020/v30i830250

Prevalence and Pattern of Birth Defects among Pediatric Surgical Patients: A 12-Year Analysis in a Tertiary-level Government Hospital in Bangladesh

Tanvir Kabir Chowdhury, S. M. Humayun Kabir, Md. Afruzul Alam, Md. Tameem Shafayat Chowdhury, Rumana Khan, Tanzil Farhad & Md. Abdullah Al Farooq · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020

Aims: Birth defects are structural or functional abnormalities which occur during the intrauterine life but can be identified at birth or a later age. Birth defects are major public health concerns and the World Health organization (WHO) is supporting countries for earlier diagno...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i930239

Shade and Irrigation Effects on Growth, Flowering, Pod Yields and Cacao Tree Survival Following 5 Years of Continuous Dry Season Irrigation

E. F. Charles, S. O. Agele, O. P. Aiyelari, I. B. Famuwagun & E. Faboade · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2020

The effects of plantain shade and dry season irrigation on the growth, field survival, flowering and pod production of cacao was investigated. Treatments were a 2 by 2 factorial combinations of shade regimes (Unshaded/open sun and shaded) and irrigation intervals (5-day and 10-da...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2020/v10i730211

Acute Kidney Injury in Hospitalised Medical Patients: Aetiology and Prognosis

José Antonio Díaz-Peromingo, María del Carmen Beceiro-Abad, María Aurora Freire-Romero, Lucía Martínez-Braña, Lara María Mateo-Mosquera, Alba Catalina Valcárcel-Rodríguez, María Jesús Domínguez-Santalla, Ignacio Novo-Veleiro & Arturo González-Quintela · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2018

Background: Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) increases the length of hospitalisation and mortality. The study aims to assess the incidence, risk factors and outcome of AKI in hospitalised medical patients. Methods: AKI was measured in adult patients by using the serum creatinine criteri...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2018/43449

Managing Acanthoscelides obtectus Say on Stored Phaseolus lunatus L. with Six Indigenous Botanical Powders

A. A. J. Mofunanya & A. I. Nta · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2018

Telfairia occidentalis, Piper guineensis, Gmelina arborea, Bryophyllum pinnate, Amaranthus viridis, and Musanga ceropolides were separately assessed for insecticidal effects on Acanthoscelides obtectus Say, a pest of stored Phaseolus lunatus L. The plants were assessed in a compl...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2018/42903