Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3286.1510077

Therapeutic Plasma Exchange for Hepatitis E Virus - Inducing Acute Liver Failure and Acute Kidney Injury

Dawlat Sany, Wael Ahmed Yousry, Heba Mohammed Abdelfattah and Yasser Elsahawi

Article Type: Case Report | Publication Updated: September 12, 2022

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is one of the most common causes of acute hepatitis in endemic areas, yet least diagnosed aetiologies of acute viral hepatitis. Highlights the importance of early consideration of HEV in all patients with acute hepatitis who have originated from endemic regions....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-1353/1510142

Magnitude and Factors Associated with Utilization of Labor Analgesia among Obstetric Caregivers at Public Hospitals in Sidama Region, Southern Ethiopia

Yitateku Alelgn, Andargachew kassa, Melese Siyoum, Belay Amare, Abebaw Abeje and Berhan Tsegaye

Article Type: Original Research Article | Publication Updated: September 16, 2022

The aim of the study was to assess utilization of labor analgesia and associated factors among obstetric caregivers working at public hospitals of Sidama region. Among 346 respondents 143 (41.3%) 95%CI (36.1- 46.2) were utilize labor analgesic, out of them 82(23.7%) were provide non-pharmacological labor analgesia, 60 (17.3%) were provide both pharmacological & non-pharmacological methods....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-1353/1510141

Assessing Factors that Influence Uptake of Cervical Cancer Screening in Family Guidance Association of Ethiopia, 2014

Fatuma Yassin Bushra and Yonas Girma Shumiye

Article Type: Original Article | Publication Updated: September 15, 2022

Cancer of the cervix is the first most common cancer in Ethiopia and is a leading cause of death from cancer among women in low-resource settings, affecting women at a time of life when they are critical to social and economic stability. The development of a screening test for cervical dysplasia has been a major force in diminishing the worldwide incidence and mortality of invasive cervical cancer....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-1353/1510140

Sero-Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Edna Adan University Hospital Hargeisa, Somaliland, 2022 - A Cross-Sectional Study

Hussein Mohamud Nour and Ibrahim Abdi Ali

Article Type: Original Research Article | Publication Updated: September 08, 2022

Hepatitis B infection is a potentially lifethreatening liver disease caused by the hepatitis B virus. More than 300 million people have chronic liver infections globally and about 600,000 people die annually from the complications of hepatitis B infection. The aim of this study was to determine seroprevalence of HBV and associated factors among pregnant women at Edna Adan University Hospital, Hargeisa, Somaliland....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4061.1510047

Evaluation of Gonadotoxic Effects of Cadmium and Iron Administered Via Tainted Diet Singly and Combined in Female Rats

Ogunbiyi OJ and Obi FO

Article Type: Research Article | Publication Updated: September 06, 2022

Most studies on cadmium toxicity focus on its singly effect neglecting the fact that it does not occur alone in the environment but coexist along with other metals. The current study was therefore designed to examine the possible influence of iron (Fe) on cadmium (Cd) toxicity in the gonad of female rats. Twenty adult female albino rats used in this study were divided into four groups of five rats...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4061.1510046

Global Impacts of Legalization and Decriminalization of Marijuana and Cannabis

Karen Mollner, MPAS, MS, PA-C

Article Type: Research Article | Publication Updated: August 25, 2022

The purpose of this article is to discuss global public health impacts of legalization and decriminalization of marijuana and cannabis regarding physical and mental health impacts as well as accident and death reports. Extensive review of the current medical literature was performed with a focus on papers discussing medical effects from marijuana use, public health impacts from legalization and de...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-3885/1710071

Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Cartiva® Synthetic Cartilage Replacement in Advanced Degenerative Disease of the Hallux Metatarsophalangeal Joint - A Single Surgeon Series

Joshua D Rutnagur

Article Type: Case Series | Publication Updated: September 15, 2022

Cartiva® Synthetic Cartilage Implant (SCI) was introduced in our department in 2016 as an alternative treatment for advanced degenerative disease of the hallux metatarsophalangeal joint requiring fusion but would rather prefer to maintain joint movement....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5696/1410082

Evaluation of Changes in Haemostatic Parameters in Pregnancy and Puerperium in Women attending Antenatal Clinic at Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

Echonwere-Uwikor, B.E, Moore-Igwe, BW, Chukuigwe-Igbere, O.E and Chuku, P.H

Article Type: Original Article | Publication Updated: September 15, 2022

This was a cross-sectional study carried out in Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt with the aim of determining the Changes in Haemostatic Parameters in Pregnancy and puerperium. A total of 500 age-matched apparently healthy women of reproductive age, which consisted of 200 (40%) pregnant women, 200 (40%) puerperium mothers and 100 (20%) non-pregnant women who served as controls were studied. Their ages ranged from 16 to 41 years (mean 27.4 ± 4.3 years)....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-4630/1410146

Anesthetic Management of a Glycogen Storage Disease Type 1a with Air Embolism During Liver Transplantation: A Case Report

Emre Kandemir, Nedim Çekmen and Adnan Torgay

Article Type: Case Report | Publication Updated: September 08, 2022

Glycogen storage disease type 1a is a rare inborn error of metabolism. It causes severe fasting intolerance and lactic acidosis due to the deficiency of glucose-6-phosphatase enzyme. Anesthetic management of these patients is very difficult due to their course with different system involvements....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710086

Social and Economic Factors Behind Ebola in Sierra Leonne

Aditya Narashim

Article Type: Review Article | Publication Updated: September 16, 2022

The Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever, caused by the Ebola virus, is a rare but severe disease and claims a fatality rate of 50%. Although its origins date back to the 1970s, the epidemic in 2014-2016 marked its most prominent appearance. Amongst the Central- and West- African regions which showed a spike in cases during this epidemic period, the infections in Sierra Leone stood to be the most severe in the region, totaling about 14,000 cases in the country alone....