Epidemiological analysis of neonatal infectious morbidity associated with health care

Epidemiological Analysis and Cost of Hospitalization Associated with Pediatric Burns in Kermanshah, Iran

Background: burn injuries are a major public health in the world, especially in developing countries. The aim of this study was investigate to the epidemiological data and cost of hospitalization due to burn in pediatrics in Kermanshah provinces from 2011 to 2013.Material and Methods: this was a retrospective cross sectional study. The study subject was all of patient lee than 15 years who admi...

Prevalence of chronic diseases and morbidity in primary health care in central Greece: An epidemiological study

BACKGROUND In Greece there is lack of large epidemiological studies regarding morbidity and mortality in primary health care. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence and morbidity of the most common diseases in a large population sample from primary health care. METHODS Four primary health centres were randomly selected. During one year period, 12 visits were performed in ...

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Associated Health Care Expenditures

A RECENT NATIONAL STUDY indicated that illicit drug use is 16.2% among pregnant teens and 7.4% among pregnant women aged 18 to 25 years. Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a drug withdrawal syndrome in newborns following birth. The syndrome most commonly occurs in the context of antepartum opiate use, although other drugs have also been implicated. In addition to NAS, illicit drug use (speci...

Mothers’ Health: Mortality and Morbidity Associated with Childbearing 6. Mothers’ Health: Mortality and Morbidity Associated with Childbearing

On Reducing Mortality and Morbidity of Neonatal Surgical Care

Excellent survival of surgical neonates of western countries could not be duplicated in our region. One very important issue is our failure to maintain reproducible and objective records in our institutions. If we were able to do that more accurately, I fear that the figures of high morbidity and mortality will further rise. Here the commentary is not on sporadic and some selected institutions,...