Abstract Background Bariatric surgical operations continue to be performed in high numbers nationally, thus it is important identify factors associated with post-surgical complications. This study aims preoperative risk bariatric surgery mortality. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on the Metabolic and Surgery Accreditation Quality Improvement Program database determine strength of...

Heart failure (HF) is the most prevalent cardiac disease in United States. Impact of hospital frailty index among patients admitted for HF not well documented. We queried National readmission database from 2016-2019 using ICD-10 codes to identify HF. Patients were divided into low-intermediate (LIFS) and high-risk (HFS) sub-groups based on scores. Clinical outcomes assessed at admissions readmi...

INTRODUCTION Female sex workers (FSWs) frequently experience violence, harassment and arrest by the police or their clients, but there is little evidence as to the impact that such factors may have on HIV risk or whether community interventions could mitigate this impact. METHODS As part of the evaluation of the Avahan programme in Karnataka, serial integrated behavioural and biological asses...

Background & aim: Globally, human-immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is threating the lives of human being. Despite the several programs supporting male partner involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMCHT), only few male partners have accepted and involved in this process. Regarding this, the present study aimed to assess male partner involvement in the PMCHT and its asso...

Background: Hypertensive heart disease (HHD) is the constellation of abnormalities characterized by cardiac complications. Despite advancements in management of hypertension and access to medical care, incidence of HHD is an alarmingly increasing through time. However, information on determinants of HHD studies is limited in Ethiopia. We assessed determinants of HHD among adult hypertensive pat...

Background: During infectious disease pandemic, patients with chronic medical diseases were at increased risk of mental health problems. Therefore, the study assessed posttraumatic stress symptoms amid COVID-19 pandemic among diseases. Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional was conducted from August 1- 20, 2020. Systematic random sampling used to select 422 (diabetes, hypertension, and HIV)....

AIM To investigate the association between a recent gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy and the subsequent risk of pyogenic liver abscess (PLA). METHODS We designed a nested case control study. Using the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database, 2135 patients with a first diagnosis of PLA were identified from 1998 to 2011. Another 10675 patients without PLA matched by age and sex were s...

BACKGROUND We conducted this cross-sectional study to examine the relationships between problematic alcohol drinking, unhealthy habits and socio-demographic factors based on the Fourth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES IV). METHODS We analyzed a total of 13,488 participants based on the data collected from the KNHANES IV performed between 2007 and 2009. RESULT...