Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3690/1510073

Electronic Diary Monitoring for Hypertension Post Stroke

Minna Levine, OT, PhD, OTR, Ferdinando Buonanno, MD, Ronald Calvanio, PhD, Richard Goldstein, PhD, Jared Jacobson, MPH and MingMing Ning, MD, MMSc

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: February 02, 2023

Elderly stroke outpatients, without aphasia, hemiplegia, or spatial neglect in their post-acute phase, are typically monitored on a quarterly, or fewer, physician- visit schedule. Thus, the patient’s status goes unreported between visits unless a remarkable untoward event occurs. We devised an electronic diary (e-diary) to serve as an adjunct to physician visit-to-visit management of BP in elderly stroke patients. In phase 1 implementation, the e-diary was used by eight adults up to three ti...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3516/1410185

Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Adults

James A Wright

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: February 13, 2023

With patients for whom it is difficult or near impossible to maintain adequate oxygenation by conventional means, it may become necessary to oxygenate the blood outside the body. One method used with moderate success is the procedure of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of ECMO in adult patients suffering from conditions associated with respiratory failure that is refractory to conventional means of treatment....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5769/1510111

Study of Clinicopathological Profile and Outcome of Patients with Septic Shock in PICU of Tertiary Care Hospital

Bansude A, Sanjay Natu, Kulkarni K and Deshpande

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: February 25, 2023

Sepsis is a leading cause of morbidity, mortality and health care utilization for children worldwide. Mortality for children with sepsis ranges from 4% to as high as 50%, depending on the severity of illness, risk factors and geographic location. The majority of the children who died from sepsis suffer from refractory shock and/or multiple organ dysfunction syndromes, with many deaths occurring within an initial 48 to 72 hours of treatment....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5769/1510110

Effect of Music on Infant Stress as Measured by Cortisol Levels and Premature Infant Pain Profile: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis

Marissa Elizabeth L Lim, MD, MS and Francisco Jr E Anacleto

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: February 24, 2023

Marissa Elizabeth L Lim, MD, MS, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines, Tel: 09178651389...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5769/1510109

First Step in Developing a Pediatric Sedation Team: Evaluation of Procedural Sedations Performed for Imaging and Procedures in an Academic Children’s Hospital

Rebecca Morgis, BS, Radhika Sood and Angel Lorrine Schuster, MD

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: February 15, 2023

Procedural sedation for children is often necessary because it helps limit pain and anxiety and increases the chance of a successful procedure or diagnostic image. A pediatric sedation team (PST), made of an interdisciplinary team can help ensure safe and timely sedations. Our Children’s Hospital (CH) does not have a PST and our goal is to establish one. For this study, our objective was to evaluate sedations performed throughout the CH as part of a longitudinal project to create a PST....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5769/1510108

Risk Factor of Cerebral Vasculopathy in Children with Sickle Cell Disease in Madagascar

Andrianarivony RT, Randriamanga RL, Tsifiregna RL, Ravelomanana L and Razafiarisoa N

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: February 05, 2023

Sickle cell disease is a genetic disease that is common in Madagascar with serious complications. The cerebral vasculopathies are among the most dreadful complications by its morbid mortalities. In Madagascar, these cerebral vasculopathies in children with sickle cell disease are not sufficiently studied, and the risk factors are still unknown, hence the goal of our study....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5769/1510107

Utilization of Integrated Community Case Management of Common Childhood Illness and Associated Factors among Mothers/Caregivers in Wonsho District, Sidaama Region: Ethiopia

Ribato Rikiba and Asegid Regas

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: February 03, 2023

Integrated Community Case Management (ICCM) is a community care strategy which seeks to extend case management of childhood illness beyond health facilities to the community level so that more children have access to lifesaving treatments. It is one of the high impact programs and interventions for child survival and provided by community health workers (CHWs) at the lowest level health units or in the community during home visits that can increase coverage of specific treatments and lead to sub...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4037.1510061

Interactive, Cumulative Effects of Associated Factors for Higher Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Symptoms among Children Affected By HIV/AIDS in Ghana

Paul Narh Doku

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: February 26, 2023

HIV/AIDS orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) frequently face placement/residential changes, inconsistent caregivers, abuse, neglect, disruptions in their lives, and mental health issues. This can result in reactive attachment disorder (RAD), a disorder of emotional functioning in which the child is wary, watchful, and emotionally withdrawn. Despite its clinical significance, little is known about RAD in OVC. The following questions were addressed in this study: (1) Whether RAD symptoms can occ...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4037.1510060

Assessment of the Prevalence of Suicide in Joinville (SC) from 2019 to 2020

Joao Pedro Ribeiro Baptista* , Fernanda Villa Verde, Israel Kitzberger, Camila Rafaela Dressel da Silva, Caroline Figueiredo da Silva and Januária Ramos Pereira Wiese

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: January 25, 2023

To evaluate the mortality rate of deaths from suicidal acts in Joinville (SC) from 2019 to 2020. The data were collected using the information contained in the Violence Prevention Center base regarding the notifications from the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN), information about the deaths was selected and divided in age, sex, marital status, schooling, neighborhood, place of death and code of the International Disease Classification applied. The variables were analyzed and detail...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4215.1510027

Treatment of Severe Trismus during Locked-In Syndrome Secondary to Central Pontine Myelinolysis Using Onabotulinum Toxin-A: Case Report

Wiaam Elkhatib, MD and Whitney Pratt, MD, PhD

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: February 19, 2023

Trismus in adults has a wide range of known causes, though few cases have ever been reported secondary to central pontine myelinolysis (CPM). This report describes a case of severe trismus without clear etiology successfully treated with onabotulinum toxin-A following development of CPM. Patient was a female aged in her early thirties who presented to the hospital with ascending weakness five days following hyponatremia correction at rates within guideline recommendations. MRI revealed increased...