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Background: Papilledema is a condition characterized by optic disc swelling due to increased intracranial pressure (ICP), pose significant risks to vision and overall neurological health. Understandin
PapilledemaPrevalenceRisk FactorsIntracranial HypertensionSystematic Review
Review Article
Background: Prostate cancer is the second most common malignancy in men globally, with an increasing incidence in African countries. Despite the increasing incidence and mortality rates on the contine
Prostate cancerPrevalenceRisk factorsAfricaCancer epidemiologyScreening
Original Article
Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the prognostic factors and clinical outcomes of Acute Confusional State (ACS) in elderly patients, focusing on predisposing and precipitating factors, cognitive
Acute Confusional State (ACS)DeliriumMini-Mental State Examination
Systematic Review
Background: Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory dermatosis that is defined by recurrent facial erythema, papules, pustules, and telangiectasia. Even with growing world-wide acceptance, there are still s
RosaceaEpidemiologyRisk factorsPrevalenceSystematic ReviewMeta-analysis
Original Article
Background: Transport of critically ill patients is associated with potentially serious clinical and technical adverse events. However, limited data exists on transport safety in the Democratic Republ
Critical careDemocratic Republic of the CongoPatient safetyPatient transport : Transport-related adverse events.
Original Article
Objective: To investigate the clinical profile, risk factors, outcomes, microbiological patterns, and antibiotic resistance in hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) patients at a tertiary care centre. Des
Drug ResistanceMicrobialIntensive Care UnitsMortalityPneumoniaVentilator-Associated
Original Article
Background: Nutritional status and feeding practices are crucial for infant growth and development. It is worthy of note that various factors influence feeding practices and nutritional status. The pu
Feeding methodsNutritional statusInfantsassociated factorsWum community
Original Article
Background: Among all the strokes the intracerebral haemorrhage comprises of about 8-13% and carries a significant morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to analyse risk factors, Neuroimaging, clin
spontaneous Intracerebral Haemorrhage(sICH)Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)National institutes of health stroke scale (NIHSS)Modified rankins scale (MRS)Glasgow outcome score (GOS)Intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) score
Review Article
Background: Pregnancy-associated hypertensive disorders (HDP) are important predictors of maternal and neonatal health outcomes, particularly for rurality-based as well as under-represented groups. Al
Hypertensive disorderspregnancyrural populationsunderrepresented groupsprevalencerisk factors
Original Article
Globally, type 2 diabetes (T2D) has almost quadrupled (from one hundred and eight million persons in 1980 to four hundred and twenty-two million persons in 2014). (World Health Organization, 2020). Di
BMI -Body mass indexDQIP-Diabetes quality improvement projectDM-Diabetes mellitusNCDs - Non-communicable diseasesWHO- World Health Organization
Original Article
Background: Antitubercular therapy-induced drug-induced liver injury (ATT-DILI) is an important adverse effect of tuberculosis treatment that may necessitate treatment interruption and adversely affec
TuberculosisAntitubercular therapyDrug-induced liver injuryHepatotoxicityRisk factorsTreatment outcomes.
Original Article
Objective: Cancer and chemotherapy are known risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE), and 75% of VTE-related deaths among cancer patients have been shown to occur in-hospital and 14% due to conf
Cancer-associated thrombosisKnowledgeOncologistsPracticeSudanThromboprophylaxis
Original Article
Background: Preoperative anxiety is a common phenomenon among paediatric surgical patients and their parents. Excessive anxiety may adversely affect anaesthetic induction, postoperative pain, recovery
Preoperative anxietypaediatric surgeryparental anxietyanaesthesiaperioperative counselling.
Original Article
Background: Sepsis is a leading cause of ICU mortality worldwide, with higher burden in low- and middle-income countries. Comparative data between resource-rich and resource-limited settings remain li
SepsisIntensive Care UnitICU mortalityResource-limited settingsqSOFAOrgan dysfunction
Original Article
Introduction: Mental disorders represent a major global public health issue, particularly in low-resource countries. They are often associated with the use of psychoactive substances, notably cannabis
Cannabis dependencepsychiatric comorbiditiesassociated factorsseverity.