The neurosurgery division in University College Hospital (U.C.H.) admits approximately one traumatic spinal cord injured (SCI) patient per week, most of whom stay a minimum of 42 days on admission. A common complication in these patients is the development of pressure ulcers, which contributes to a longer hospital stay and increased hospital expenses. The purpose of this study was to investigat...

This retrospective study was performed to explore the pattern of adult HIV-infected patients admitted to Siriraj Hospital from January 2003 to December 2003 and estimated the economic losses of these patients. Two hundred and forty four medical records were available for review. The proportion of male to female was 2 to 1. Mean age of patients was 36.64 +/- 9.72 years. The mean CD4 count among ...

AIM To examine medical and sociodemographic factors involved in acute paediatric admission. To compare outcome of admission with factors present at time of admission. METHODS Prospective questionnaire based study of 887 consecutive emergency general paediatric admissions to five Yorkshire hospitals during two separate three week periods in summer and winter. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Discharge ...

Various types of diseases are seen in pregnant patients, it may be prior to the pregnancy or during period. Certain lead critical care admission and either elective emergency admission. This study was conducted know pattern outcome obstetric patients getting admitted medical unit our tertiary hospital. is a retrospective study, we collected data from records for two years duration, starting 1st...

Asthma is one of the most common diseases in childhood, which has been increased during last decade because of epidemiological pattern changes with climate and industrialization of the communities. There are some controversies on the relationship between air pollution and asthma. Tehran, as the capital of Iran, is one of the densest populations and is one of the most polluted cities in the worl...

Pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines might have a large impact on the secondary phase and on the neurological outcome of patients with acute spinal cord injury (SCI). We measured the serum levels of different cytokines (Interferon-γ, Tumor Necrosis Factor-α, Interleukin-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor) over a 12-week period in 40 acute traumatic SCI patients: at ad...

Background and aimsThe pattern of intracranial internal carotid artery calcification (ICAC) has been identified as an effect modifier endovascular treatment in patients with acute ischemic stroke, but it is unclear whether modifies the intravenous thrombolysis. The purpose this study was to evaluate association between thrombolysis 90-day clinical outcome, follow-up infarct volume, hemorrhage r...

Background: Dengue is a common tropical disease in Bangladesh. It prevalent our country during and just after the rainy season. The symptoms signs are similar to many other diseases. Objective: objective of study observe pattern dengue fever this institution for better care patients also comparing with follow-up studies. Methodology: This cross-sectional was conducted Department Pediatrics at H...

Background: The treatment and hospitalization of psychiatric patients has been a dilemma for many years. Many countries have different specific legislations regarding the hospitalization and treatment of mental patients. Objective: In the current study, 4100 voluntary/involuntary psychiatric admissions and readmissions to a university hospital in Turkey w...