Maternal mortality remains a worldwide concern to this day. Three main causes of maternal during 2010–2013 were hemorrhage, hypertension, and infection, which all them are the direct causes. The high MMR is also due presence 3 delay Delay in seeking assistance (type–1), identifying accessing medical center (type–2) having prompt treatment (type–3) . Therefore, study aims describe cases tertiary...

Background: The World Health Organization reports that 60% of deaths from conditions requiring health care are due to poor quality in low- and medium-income countries. aim this study is assess antiretroviral therapy (ART) services Osun State, Nigeria.Methods: This utilized descriptive cross sectional design. A semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire was developed collect data 150...

BACKGROUND Community-acquired bacterial meningitis (CABM) is a life-threatening disease and timing of antibiotic therapy remains crucial. We aimed to analyse the impact of antibiotic timing on the outcome of CABM in a contemporary cohort. METHODS We conducted a population-based cohort study based on chart reviews of all adult cases (>16 years of age) of CABM in North Denmark from 1998 to 2014...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty may be safely performed in cardiology centres in the United Kingdom without immediate on site cardiac surgical cover for complications arising at angioplasty. DESIGN Retrospective review of coronary angioplasties and complications in a hospital without on site cardiac surgical cover. SETTING All angioplasties were...

BACKGROUND Although a few studies have investigated delays in diagnosis and treatment among children and adolescents with cancer, this has never been subject of study in South Africa. Early diagnosis is fundamental as it allows timely treatment and prevents unnecessary complications. PROCEDURES Combined prospective and retrospective study of 194 children with cancer at Tygerberg Hospital, Cap...

This study aimed to explore pre-hospital delay and its associated factors in first-ever stroke registered in communities from three cities in China. The rates of delay greater than or equal to 2 hours were calculated and factors associated with delays were determined by non-conditional binary logistic regression, after adjusting for different explanatory factors. Among the 403 cases of stroke w...

1) To determine the prevalence of C. difficile contamination in patient rooms and the general environment of a community hospital; 2) Compare C. difficile strains between patients with C. difficile infection (CDI) and the environment using PCR ribotyping; 3) To determine what environmental surfaces are most likely contaminated with C. difficile; 4) Identify factors associated with C. difficile ...

OBJECTIVE European ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) guidelines recommend prehospital diagnosis to facilitate early reperfusion in patients with STEMI, and they provide recommendations regarding optimal system delay (time from first medical contact (FMC) to the primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI)). There are limited data on achievable system delays in an optimal S...

Acute type B aortic dissections (TBADs) can become complicated, necessitating surgical repair. Characterizing the predictors for, and outcomes of, TBADs that complicated in a delayed fashion be used to inform treatment of patients who initially presented with uncomplicated TBADs. All acute TBAD tertiary center from 2015 2019 were included. The divided into (icTBAD; 0-24 hours symptom onset), (d...